| abstract |
Bacteriophage compositions and methods for preparing bacteriophage compositions are provided. The method of producing an antibacterial composition involves absorbing an aqueous solution of one or more bacteriophages or one or more phage components in a matrix to produce a composition and drying the composition to produce the antibacterial composition. An antibacterial composition is also provided comprising one or more bacteriophage strands or one or more phage components, absorbed in a matrix. The antibacterial composition can also be encapsulated. The antibacterial composition or encapsulated antibacterial composition may be used within a cream, lotion or gel to be mixed with a pharmaceutical carrier and administered topically, orally, nasally as a powder inhaler or the encapsulated antibacterial composition or antibacterial composition, may be added to a food for animal, aquatic or avian uses. |