TABLE 3.
Microbiological effects of the new spacer presence on the bacteriophage 2972
| Strain | Mean ± SDa
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| EOP | Adsorption (%) | ECOI (%) | Cell survival (%) | Burst size | Latent period (min) | |
| DGCC7710 | 1 | 89.3 ± 2.6 | 100 | <1 | 190 ± 33 | 40 ± 3 |
| DGCC7710φ858+S3 | (1.7 ± 0.9) × 10−5 | 94.3 ± 6.0 | 18.6 ± 1.9 | 72.5 ± 3.5 | 7 ± 2 | 39 ± 2 |
| DGCC7710φ2972+S4 | (1.8 ± 2.0) × 10−5 | 90.3 ± 5.3 | 19.7 ± 3.7 | 64.7 ± 5.2 | 28 ± 2 | 44 ± 4 |
| DGCC7710φ2972+S4φ858+S32 | <10−7 | 91.9 ± 6.4 | 10.8 ± 8.1 | 66.1 ± 10.5 | 6 ± 4 | 55 ± 5 |
a
Results are the means of three independent experiments.