TABLE 1.
Lytic spectrum of the endolysin Mur-LH of L. helveticus temperate bacteriophage φ-0303
| Strain used as bacterial cell substratea | Activityb |
|---|---|
| Lactobacillus helveticus CNRZ 892 | ++ |
| Lactobacillus helveticus CNRZ 303 | +++ |
| Lactobacillus helveticus CNRZ 32 | ++ |
| Lactobacillus helveticus CIP 103146 | +++ |
| Lactobacillus helveticus T650c | ++ |
| Lactobacillus acidophilus CNRZ 204 | ++ |
| Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus CIP 101027 | +++ |
| Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis CNRZ 207 | +++ |
| Streptococcus thermophilus st49c | − |
| Streptococcus thermophilus st50c | − |
| Lactobacillus casei CNRZ 213 | − |
| Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei LMG 9192 | + |
| Lactobacillus fermentum CNRZ 209 | − |
| Lactobacillus brevis CNRZ 215 | − |
| Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris CNRZ 105 | + |
| Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis CNRZ 144 | + |
| Brevibacterium linens ATCC 9175 | + |
| Leuconostoc lactis CIP 102422 | ++ |
| Pediococcus acidilactici CIP 103408 | +++ |
| Enterococcus faecium LMG 8149 | + |
| Enterococcus faecalis CNRZ 137 | − |
| Propionibacterium jensenii CIP 103028 | − |
| Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii CIP 103027 | − |
| Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii ITG 23c | − |
| Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 | + |
| Clostridium sporogenes CNRZ 692 | − |
| Listeria innocua CIP 80.11 | − |
| Escherichia coli CIP 61.11 | − |
| Pseudomonas fluorescens CIP 69.13 | − |
| Salmonella enterica serovar Abortus- ovis ATCC 31684 | − |
a
Strains are from the following culture collections: Centre National de Recherches Zootechniques (CNRZ) (Jouy-en-Josas, France); Collection de 1'Institut Pasteur (CIP) (Paris, France); American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) (Rockville, Md.), and Collection Laboratorium Microbiology (LMG) of Universiteit Gent (Ghent, Belgium).
b
Symbols: +, weak intensity; ++, middle intensity; +++, strong intensity; −, absence of lysis (no clearing zone).
c
Industrial strain.