Table 2.

Viable cell count after induction of geneEmediated lysis

Incubation hoursa	OD600	CFUb
0	0.320	2.5 × 109
6	0.188	1.8 × 104
12	0.178	4 × 103
18	0.150	1 × 103
24	0.167	0

^a The cultures were collected at different time intervals such as 0, 6, 12, 18 and 24 h after the induction of lysis.

^b The viable cell count was measured as colony forming units (CFU)/mL.