Table 1.

Characteristics of the different phages used in the cell stimulations.

Bacteriophage	Phage family	Tail type	Source	Bacterial host strain	Titer after purification (PFU/mL)	References
SOM1	Siphoviridae	Curly	Sewage	E. coli WG5  ATCC 700078	8.0 ×107	Muniesa et al.9
SOM3	Myoviridae	Contractile	Sewage	E. coli WG5  ATCC 700078	7.0 × 108	Muniesa et al.9
SOM4	Siphoviridae	Flexible	Sewage	E. coli WG5  ATCC 700078	4.2 × 108	Muniesa et al.9
ɸ11	Siphoviridae	Flexible	S. aureus RN451	S. aureus RN4220	3.2 × 108	Ubeda et al.10

PFU: plaque-forming unit.