Table 1.
Host range characteristics of selected phages determination.
| Phage strains | Bacterial strains | Host range analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacterial fraction covered | Efficiency of plating (EOP)* | ||||
| EOP ≥ 0.5 | 0.1 ≤ EOP ≤ 0.5 | 0.001 ≤ EOP ≤ 0.1 | |||
| vB_Eco_LmqsKl31-21 | E. coli strains | 6/10, (60.0%) | - | 3/10, (3.0%) | 3/10, (3.0%) |
| ESBL | 3/6, (50.0%) | - | 2/6, (33.3%) | 1/6, (16.7%) | |
| vB_Eco_LmqsKl33-12 | Salmonella strains | 1/13, (7.7%) | 1/13, (7.7%) | - | - |
| E. coli strains | 3/10, (30.0%) | 3/10, (30.0%) | - | ||
| ESBL | 1/6, (16.7%) | 1/6, (16.7%) | - | ||
| vB_Sty-LmqsSP6 | Salmonella strains | 1/13, (7.7%) | - | 1/13, (7.7%) | - |
*Phages with EOP ≥ 0.5 were considered as phages with high sensitivity, phages with 0.1 ≤ EOP ≤ 0.5 as phages with moderate sensitivity, and phages with 0.001 ≤ EOP ≤ 0.1 as phages with low sensitivity.