Table 1.
Susceptibility of Bacillus strains to lysis by phages F7 and F9
| Speciesa | Strain | Susceptibilityb of strain to lysis by phage: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F7 | F9 | γ | Fah | ||
| Bacillus anthracis | 1584 | + | + | + | + |
| 211 | + | + | + | + | |
| SL 1809 | + | + | + | + | |
| Sterne 34F2 | + | + | + | + | |
| Bacillus cereus | ATCC 14579 | − | − | − | − |
| ATCC 13472 | + | + | − | − | |
| ATCC 19637 | − | − | − | − | |
| ATCC 23261 | − | − | − | − | |
| ATCC 10876 | + | + | − | − | |
| ATCC 16959 | − | − | − | − | |
| ATCC 17285 | − | − | − | − | |
| UW 85 | − | − | − | − | |
| F 171202 | − | − | − | − | |
| Bacillus subtilis | ATCC 6633 | − | − | − | − |
| Bacillus thuringiensis | ATCC 10792 | − | − | − | − |
| ATCC 33679 | + | + | − | − | |
| ATCC 35646 | − | − | − | − | |
| T07-153 | − | − | − | − | |
| T07-128 | − | − | − | − | |
| T07-019 | − | − | − | − | |
| 37 | − | − | − | − | |
| Bacillus sp. strain Ba 813 | 6 (I/2) | − | − | − | − |
| 15 (11614/2) | − | − | − | − | |
a
An additional 34 strains of non-phage-susceptible Bacillus spp., including representatives of B. megaterium and B. thuringiensis, were also examined.
b
+, susceptible to phage; −; not susceptible to phage.