Table 1.
Shortlist of lactococcal strains and phages used in this study (for a description of all lactococcal strains used see Supplementary Table S1).
| Bacterial strains and phages | Relevant features | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| L. lactis strains | ||
| UC509.9 | Prophage-free lactococcal strain (used as negative control) | Costello, 1988 |
| NZ9000-TP901-1erm | Strain carrying the inducible prophage TP901-1erm (used as positive control) | Koch et al., 1997; Stockdale et al., 2013 |
| SMQ-86 | Sensitive host strain for phage-host survey and propagation of induced (pro)phage | Emond et al., 1997 |
| 3107 | Sensitive host strain for phage-host survey and propagation of induced (pro)phage | Braun et al., 1989 |
| (Pro)phages | ||
| TP901-1erm | Inducible temperate phage, used as a positive control | Koch et al., 1997; Stockdale et al., 2013 |
| 56701 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS68567 | Oliveira et al., 2016 |
| 98201 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS64982 | Oliveira et al., 2016 |
| 28201 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS70282 | Oliveira et al., 2016 |
| 50901 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS68509 | Oliveira et al., 2016 |
| 62501 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS63625 | Oliveira et al., 2016 |
| 18301 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS72183 | This study |
| 58501 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS68585 | This study |
| 38501 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS70385 | This study |
| 16001 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS72160 | This study |
| 15901 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS72159 | This study |
| 07501 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS69075 | This study |
| 63301 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS63633 | Oliveira et al., 2016 |
| 50101 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS68501 | Oliveira et al., 2016 |
| 58601 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS68586 | This study |
| 86501 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS71865 | Oliveira et al., 2016 |
| 24801 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS70248 | This study |
| 06701 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS69067 | This study |
| 49801 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS68498 | This study |
| 51801 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS68518 | This study |
| 49501 | Temperate phage induced from L. lactis DS68495 | This study |