Table 1.
Novel Broad Host-Range Phages That Infect Foodborne Pathogens Reported in 2017–2020
| Phage | Host | Test | Host range results | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STP4-a | Salmonella Typhimurium | Spot test | Infected 91/95 Salmonella strains and 0/3 non-Salmonella strains | 14 |
| vB_SPuM_SP116 | Salmonella Pullorum | Spot test | Infected 27/37 Salmonella strains | 15 |
| SH6 | Shigella flexneri | Spot test | Suspected lysis from without for 16/16 Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains, infected 9/19 other tested strains | 97 |
| SH7 | S. flexneri | Spot test | Infected 9/17 E. coli O157:H7 strains, infected 11/19 other tested strains | 97 |
| SaFB14 | Salmonella Enteritidis | Spot test | Infected 105/194 Salmonella strains | 98 |
| KFS-SE1 | Salmonella Enteritidis | Spot test | Infected 6/14 Salmonella strains and 0/21 non-Salmonella strains | 99 |
| fmb-p1 | Salmonella Typhimurium | Spot test | Infected 10/34 Salmonella strains and 0/12 non-Salmonella strains | 100 |
| SS3e | Salmonella Enteritidis | Spot test | Infected 481/482 Salmonella strains and 52/67 non-Salmonella strain | 31 |
| ZCSE2 | Salmonella Enteritidis | Spot test | Infected 25/25 Salmonella strains | 101 |
| myPSH2311 | Not specified | Spot test and EOP | Infected 58/80 pathogenic E. coli strains; EOP value = 34.07 | 102 |
| ST32 | E. coli | Spot test | Infected 10/73 E. coli strains (n = 4 pathogenic strains, n = 6 non-pathogenic strains) | 38 |
| vB_ValP_IME271 | Vibrio alginolyticus | Spot test | Infected 19/102 strains of Vibrio (n = 12 V. alginolyticus, n = 7 strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus) | 32 |
EOP, efficiency of plating.