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. 2000 Jan;38(1):44–49. doi: 10.1128/jcm.38.1.44-49.2000

TABLE 1.

Phage typing patterns observed with the five V. cholerae O139 phages

Phage type Lytic patterna
MAD-5 VE-2 CAL-3 S-2 MS-3
1 + + + + +
2 + + + +
3 + + +
4 + + + +
5 + + + +
6 + + + +
7 + +
8 +
9 +
10
a

+, more than 20 plaques, semiconfluent lysis, confluent lysis (with or without secondary growth), i.e., strong lytic reaction; −, no plaques; also +, sensitive; −, resistant.