FIG. 5.
Viable phage recovered from catheter lumens. ▪, mean log PFU/ml of viable phage 456 recovered from phage- pretreated hydrogel-coated catheters during biofilm formation; ○, mean log PFU/ml of viable phage 456 recovered from phage-pretreated hydrogel-coated catheters during biofilm formation (MHB supplemented with divalent cations); ▴, mean log PFU/ml of viable phage 456 recovered from phage-pretreated and subsequently serum-coated, hydrogel-coated catheters during biofilm formation (MHB supplemented with divalent cations). Error bars represent ±standard deviation (n = 3).