Table 1.
Prey organisms used in the study.
| Organism | Gram stain | Order | Strain/origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli | Negative | Enterobacteriales | ATCC 25922 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | Negative | Enterobacteriales | ATCC 700603 |
| Proteus mirabilis | Negative | Enterobacteriales | NCTC 10975 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Negative | Pseudomonadales | ATCC 27853 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Positive | Bacillales | ATCC 29213 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | Positive | Bacillales | NCTC 11047 |
| Staphylococcus saprophyticus | Positive | Bacillales | Wild-type laboratory strain |
| Enterococcus faecalis | Positive | Lactobacillales | ATCC 29212 |
| Bacillus subtilis | Positive | Bacillales | ATCC 6633 |
| Candida albicans | Positive | Saccharomycetales | NCTC 32 |