TABLE 2.
General, physiological, and structural characteristics of phages Sano, Salvo, Prado, and Paz
| Feature | Value for phaged |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sano | Salvo | Prado | Paz | |
| Host strain | Temecula 1 | EC-12 | Temecula 1 | Temecula 1 |
| Mean capsid width (nm) (SD)a | 64 (±2.1) | 64 (±0.8) | 69 (±1.4) | 68 (±1.1) |
| Mean tail length (nm) (SD)a | 204 (±2.3) | 207 (±4.2) | NAd | NA |
| Mean k (ml cell−1 min−1) ± SDb | ||||
| Temecula 1 | (4.33 ± 0.28) × 10−12 | (4.33 ± 0.28) × 10−12 | (4.33 ± 0.28) × 10−12 | (4.33 ± 0.28) × 10−12 |
| EC-12 | (5.48 ± 0.23) × 10−10 | (4.58 ± 0.30) × 10−10 | (7.26 ± 0.42) × 10−10 | (5.98 ± 0.37) × 10−10 |
| Mean burst size (PFU/cell) (SD)c | 100 (±10.1) | 112 (±8.3) | 99 (±13.2) | 104 (±12.5) |
a
Phage physical dimensions are the means of measurements of five virions, and values in parentheses indicate standard deviations.
b
Phage adsorption rate constants, k, are the means of three independent experiments, and values in parentheses indicate standard deviations. Phage stocks were propagated on a homologous host.
c
Phage bursts are the means of three independent experiments, and values in parentheses indicate standard deviations. Xanthomonas strain EC-12 was used as the host.
d
NA, not applicable.