Pharmacological actions:
Enko bacteriophage leads to a specific lysis of bacteria belonging to:
- Shigella (Shigella flexneri serotype 1, 2, 3, 4 and Shigella sonnei)
- Salmonella (S. patarype A, S. paratype B, S. enteritidis, S. cholera suis, S. typhimurium, S.oranienburg),
- Different types of E.coli,
- Species of pathogenic staphylococcus. (S. aureus, S.epidermidis).
Enko bacteriophage can be used in therapeutic and prophylactic purposes in pyo-inflammatory and enteric infections caused by the above-mentioned microorganisms.