Table 1. Bacterial strains used in this study.
| Strain | Characteristics | Source* |
| E. faecalis | ||
| TUSoD11 | Lysogenic root canal isolate harbouring ϕEf11 prophage | 1 |
| JH2-2 | Rifr Fusr, clinical isolate harbouring defective ϕFL1C prophage | 2, 3 |
| OG1RF | Rifr Fusr | 3, 4 |
| MMH594 | Genr | 3 |
| OG1SSp | Strr Spcr | 5 |
| ER3/2s, ER5/1 | Root canal isolates | 6, 7 |
| E1, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, E8, E10, E11 | Oral isolates | 6, 8 |
| GS1, GS2, GS3, GS4, GS5, GS6, GS7, GS8, GS9, GS10, GS12, GS13, GS14, GS15, GS16, GS17, GS18, GS19, GS21, GS22, GS23, GS24, GS25, GS26, GS27, GS28, GS29, GS30, GS31, GS32, GS33 | Root canal isolates | 9 |
| GS34 | Tongue | 7, 6 |
| OS25 | Oral isolate | 7, 10 |
| AA-OR3, AA-OR4, AA-OR26, AA-OR34 | Oral isolates | 7, 11 |
| AA-T4, AA-T26 | Tongue | 7, 11 |
| V583 | Vanr, clinical isolate | 7, 12 |
| OS16 | Oral isolate | 7, 10 |
| TUSoD1, TUSoD2, TUSoD3 | Lysogenic root canal isolates | 1 |
| TUSoD9, TUSoD10, TUSoD12, TUSoD15, TUSoD17, TUSoD18 | Root canal isolates | 1 |
| Non-enterococcal spp. | ||
| Streptococcus mutans 10449 | Grown in BHI broth | 13 |
| Streptococcus sanguis 43055 | Grown in BHI broth | 13 |
| Fingoldia (Peptostreptococcus) magna (magnus) | Grown in chopped meat broth | 13 |
| Clostridium perfringens 13124 | Grown in modified PY broth | 13 |
| Actinomyces israelii 10049 | Grown in BHI broth | 13 |
| Eubacterium lentum 43033 | Grown in chopped meat broth | 13 |
*
1, Stevens et al. (2009); 2, Jacob & Hobbs (1974); 3, Dr Nathan Shankar; 4, Dunny et al. (1979); 5, Dr Gary Dunny; 6, Johnson et al. (2006); 7, Dr Christine Sedgley; 8, Sedgley et al. (2004); 9, Sedgley et al. (2005a); 10, Sedgley et al. (2005b); 11, Sedgley et al. (2006); 12, Sahm et al. (1989); 13, ATCC.