Novel applications

Phages can be used to control undesirable bacteria in various settings where bacteria may cause disease, contamination, disturbance or imbalance in natural microbiomes, or other problems. Gangagen has also used phages to tackle eniviorment related challenges.

Food safety	

Bacteriophages are ideally suited natural antimicrobials for controlling bacterial pathogens in agro-food industry and their effectiveness is proven. Phage products have been approved by the USDA for use in farm animals or animal products such as carcasses, meats and also in agricultural and horticultural products. The common zoonotic bacterial pathogens that are often resistant to several antibiotics and associated with poultry and pigs include Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., E. coli, Clostridium spp. and Listeria spp. 

Veterinary Applications: 

Antibiotic resistance is a significant problem within the veterinary sector. Otitis externa is a common complaint in dogs, involving inflammation of the external ear canal.  Antibiotic treatment is often ineffective due to the bacterium’s resistance to many classes of antibiotics. Phages are ideally suited for the treatment of this infection. 
Another major veterinary medicine application of phage is in canine pyoderma, which is the most commonly diagnosed skin infection within small veterinary practices. Phage is promising for these, especially since most isolates implicated are multidrug-resistant (MDR).