Fig. 2.

Phage titre (Log colony-forming unit (CFU)/ml) in the adjoining joint tissue of mice on different days post-infection with Staphylococcus aureus. Each data point represents the mean ± SD of three (n = 3) values at each timepoint. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01. HPMC-coated, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose-coated as biopolymer (4% w/v); H-P, Phage (10⁹ PFU/ml) mixed with HPMC gel; H-L, linezolid (5% w/w) mixed with HPMC gel; H-P-L, phage as well as Linezolid mixed with HPMC gel. Adapted from Kaur et al.²¹