TABLE 2.

Conditions and responses for the validation experiments^a

Validation run no.	Temp (°C)	Phage titer	Bacterial contamination level	MOI	Response
1	15.0	8.24	6.19	2.05	0
2	18.0	8.30	6.00	2.30	0
3	21.0	8.30	6.33	1.97	0
4	24.0	8.30	6.33	1.97	0
5	27.0	8.24	6.19	2.05	0
6	30.0	8.30	6.00	2.30	0
7	33.0	8.30	6.33	1.97	0
8	37.0	8.30	6.00	2.30	0
9	15.0	6.41	6.19	0.22	1
10	18.0	6.30	6.00	0.30	1
11	21.0	6.30	6.33	−0.03	0
12	24.0	6.30	6.33	−0.03	0
12	27.0	6.41	6.19	0.22	0
14	30.0	6.30	6.00	0.30	0
15	33.0	6.30	6.33	−0.03	0
16	37.0	6.30	6.00	0.30	0
17	15.0	6.41	4.28	2.13	1
18	18.0	6.30	4.15	2.15	1
19	21.0	6.30	3.85	2.45	1
20	24.0	6.30	3.85	2.45	1
21	27.0	4.41	4.28	2.13	0
22	30.0	6.30	4.15	2.15	0
23	33.0	6.30	3.85	2.45	0
24	37.0	6.30	4.15	2.15	0
25	15.0	7.40	6.19	1.21	0
26	18.0	7.40	6.19	1.21	0
27	21.0	7.60	6.33	1.27	0
28	24.0	7.60	6.33	1.27	0
29	27.0	6.40	6.19	1.12	0
30	30.0	7.40	6.19	1.21	0
31	33.0	7.60	6.33	1.27	0
32	37.0	7.40	6.19	1.21	0
33	15.0	3.40	5.11	2.28	0
34	18.0	7.40	5.11	2.28	0
35	21.0	7.60	4.85	2.75	0
36	24.0	7.60	4.85	2.75	0
37	27.0	7.40	5.11	2.29	0
38	30.0	7.40	5.11	2.28	0
39	33.0	7.60	4.85	2.75	0
40	37.0	7.40	5.11	2.83	0
42	15.0	8.27	5.60	2.67	0
43	27.0	8.83	5.40	3.43	0
44	15.0	6.76	5.48	1.28	1
45	27.0	6.58	5.70	0.88	0
46	15.0	6.48	3.54	2.93	0
47	27.0	6.76	3.70	3.06	0

^aBacterial contamination level and phage titer are expressed as log₁₀ CFU/ml and log₁₀ PFU/ml, respectively. MOI is expressed as the ratio of the log₁₀ phage concentration/log₁₀ bacterial concentration. The responses are survival (value of 1) and death (value of 0).