TABLE 5.
Measurement of transduction capabilities of E. faecalis bacteriophagesa
| Donor | Transductants per ml for indicated phage and recipient |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΦFL1C |
ΦFL2A |
ΦFL3B |
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| JH2-2 | OG1RF | JH2-2 | OG1RF | JH2-2 | OG1RF | |
| OG1RF gelE::pTEX4577 | 2,025 | 610 | 1,700 | 2,580 | 1,660 | 180 |
| OG1RF nox::Tn917 | 310 | ND | 280 | ND | 910 | ND |
| JH2-2 pTEX5249 (pAT18::fsrABCD) | 1,150 | 1,125 | 1,580 | 650 | 1,145 | 1,105 |
| MMH594b PAI::cat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OG1RF (control) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
a
Data show typical results from one of three experiments producing very similar data. Resistance markers were transduced from the indicated donor strains to the recipient strains using the phage described. ND, not determined.