Table 2.
Strains tested against stock phages.
| Source | Strains (amount) | Strains characteristics/description |
|---|---|---|
| Food | Escherichia coli (10) | 8 non-O157 STEC and 2 O157:H7 STEC |
| Stool sample | Escherichia coli (9) | 4 O157:H7 STEC and 5 EPEC |
| Escherichia coli (18) | Non-pathogenic | |
| Shigella spp. | Other enterobacteria | |
| Salmonella spp. | ||
| Proteus mirabilis | ||
| Citrobacter freundii | ||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae (17) | ||
| Urine culture | Escherichia coli (17) | UPEC |
| ATCC | Escherichia coli (5) | 35401; 43889; 43890; 43895 and 98222 |
EPEC, enteropathogenic E. coli; O157:H7 STEC, O157:H7 Shigatoxigenic E. coli; non-O157 STEC, Shigatoxigenic non-O157 E. coli; UPEC, urophatogenic E. coli; ATCC, american type culture collection.