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. 2009 Mar 20;4(3):e4944. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004944

Table 2. Summary of the quality control test results.

Test Specifications Method BFC-1 test result
pH 6.0–8.0 pH test (EP6) 7.0 (conform)
Pyrogenicity ≤1.15°C temperature rise Intravenous injection in 3 rabbits (EP6) 0.5°C (conform)
Sterility Sterile Membrane filtration method (EP6) Sterile (conform)
Cytotoxicity No cytotoxicity, no growth inhibition, no morphology changes Co-culture with human keratinocytes No cytotoxicity (conform), no growth inhibition (conform), no morphology changes (conform)
Activity (titre) log(8)–log(10) pfu/ml Bacteriophage titration 8 log(8)–log(9) pfu/ml (conform)
Morphology of the bacteriophages 2 Myoviridae and 1 Podoviridae Transmission electron microscopy 2 Myoviridae and 1 Podoviridae (conform)
Recognition of targeted bacteria Specific recognition Transmission electron microscopy One Myo- and one Podoviridae member recognize and kill P. aeruginosa. The other Myoviridae member recognizes and kills S. aureus (conform)
Phage intactness Absence of cellular debris Intact, pure Transmission electron microscopy Pure (conform)
Temperate bacteriophages in host strains Total absence Mitomycin C induction of temperate bacteriophages Total absence (conform)
Lytic nature Lytic DNA sequence and proteome analysis Lytic (conform)
Presence of toxic proteins No toxic proteins DNA sequence and proteome analysis No predicted toxic proteins (conform)