Table 1.
Host range of bacteriophage vb_PcaM_CBB on 35 strains of various members of the bacterial family of Enterobacteriace as determined by spot testing with serial phage dilutions (the experiment was done twice: on separate days).
| Bacteria | Strain | Sensitivity |
|---|---|---|
| Cronobacter muytjensii | ATCC 51329 (type strain) | 2 |
| Cronobacter malonaticus | DPC 6531 | 2 |
| Cronobacter sakazakii | ATCC 29004 | 0 |
| Dickeya chrysanthemi biovar chrysanthemi | LMG 2804 (type strain) | 0 |
| Dickeya dianthicola | PD 482 | 0 |
| Dickeya dianthicola | PD 2174 | 1 |
| Dickeya dianthicola | GBBC 1538 | 1 |
| Dickeya solani | sp. PRI 2222 | 1 |
| Dickeya solani | LMG 25865 | 1 |
| Dickeya solani | GBBC 1502 | 1 |
| Dickeya solani | GBBC 1586 | 1 |
| Enterobacter cloacae | NCTC 11590 | 0 |
| Enterobacter gergoviae | NCTC 11434 (type strain) | 0 |
| Erwinia amylovora | LMG 2024 (type strain) | 0 |
| Erwinia amylovora | GBBC 403 | 1 |
| Erwinia mallotivora | LMG 1271 | 2 |
| Pantoea agglomerans | LMG 2660 | 1 |
| Pantoea agglomerans | LMG 2570 | 0 |
| Pantoea stewartii | LMG 2713 | 0 |
| Pantoea stewartii | LMG 2714 | 0 |
| Pantoea stewartii | LMG 2712 | 0 |
| Pectobacterium atrosepticum | DSM 18077 (type strain) | 0 |
| Pectobacterium atrosepticum | DSM30186 | 2 |
| Pectobacterium atrosepticum | CB BL5-1 | 1 |
| Pectobacterium atrosepticum | CB BL7-1 | 1 |
| Pectobacterium atrosepticum | CB BL11-1 | 1 |
| Pectobacterium atrosepticum | CB BL12-2 | 1 |
| Pectobacterium atrosepticum | CB BL13-1 | 1 |
| Pectobacterium atrosepticum | CB BL14-1 | 1 |
| Pectobacterium atrosepticum | CB BL15-1 | 1 |
| Pectobacterium atrosepticum | CB BL16-1 | 2 |
| Pectobacterium carotovorum sbp. carovotorum | DSM 30168 (type strain) | 0 |
| Pectobacterium carotovorum sbp. carovotorum | DSM 30169 | 0 |
| Pectobacterium carotovorum sbp. carovotorum | DSM 30170 | 0 |
| Pectobacterium carotovorum sbp. carovotorum | CB BL19-1-37 | 2 |
Results were recorded as 2 (plaque formation), 1 (lysis-from-without) and 0 (no sensitivity).