Table 5.
Differences in the host range in the four replicates of wide- and narrow-host-range phages obtained at 12 h of the selective challenge assay.
| Host range assay of wide-host-range phage obtained from each replicate (Nº of a given replicate) |
Host range of narrow-host-range phage obtained from each replicate (Nº of a given replicate) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild-type | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Wild-type | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | |
| Serovars lysed * | CHO PAN JAV KEN MON INF ** ORA TYP COR MBA DUB NEW BRA ENT |
MUE VIR SAI CHO PAN JAV KEN MON INF ** ORA TYP AGO HEI NEW STA 4,5,12:i:- |
VIR, SAI CHO PAN JAV MON INF ** ORA TYP AGO HEI NEW 4,5,12:i:- |
CHO MON INF ** ORA | CHO MON INF ** BRA | KEN INF ** ORA TYP DUB BRA |
ORA NEW | ORA TYP PAN COR NEW |
VIR JAV ORA NEW |
ORA NEW |
| Total serovars lysed | 14 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
* Serovar abbreviations: VIR, Virchow; SAI, Saintpaul; CHO, Choleraesuis; PAN, Panama; JAV, Javiana; KEN, Kentucky; MON, Montevideo; INF, Infantis; ORA, Oranienburg; TYP, Typhimurium; AGO, Agona; COR, Corvallis; MBA, Mbandaka; DUB, Dublin; NEW, Newport; BRA, Braenderup; ENT, Enteritidis; MUE, Muenster; HEI, Heidelberg; STA, Stanley; WEL, Weltevedren. ** INF, Infantis corresponds to the wild-type host of isolation.