Table 1.
Results of the spot agar assays showing the susceptibility of the E. coli strains to infection with the different stx2-phages used.
| Pathogroup (No. of strains) | No. of strains showing lysis upon infection with Stx2-Phages | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phi-C125-06 | Phi-703 | Phi-191 | Phi-508 | Phi-924 | Phi-CB553/5 | |
| EIEC (3) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| ExPEC (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| tEPEC (5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| aEPEC (5) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| ETEC (5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| EAggEC (5) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| ECOR collection (5) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| E. coli K 12 (2) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tot. (35) | 7 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 35 |