Table 1.
Host range of the two newly isolated phages determined on 41 bacterial strains. Clear lysis zone (+) and no-lysis zone (−). An EOP value of 100% was considered for the host strain.
| Bacterial Strains | Source | Phage vB_EcoM_Uniso11 | Phage vB_EcoM_Uniso21 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spot Test | EOP (%) | Spot Test | EOP (%) | ||
| E. coli CCCD—E003 | Collection, CEFAR | + | 100 (host) | + | 100 (host) |
| Salmonella enterica CCCD—S004 | Collection, CEFAR | - | - | - | - |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa CCCD—P004 | Collection, CEFAR | - | - | - | - |
| Proteus mirabilis CCCD—P001 | Collection, CEFAR | - | - | - | - |
| Enterococus faecalis CCCD—E002 | Collection, CEFAR | - | - | - | - |
| Bacillus subtilis CCCD—B010 | Collection, CEFAR | - | - | - | - |
| Staphylococcus epidermis CCCD—S010 | Collection, CEFAR | - | - | - | - |
| Staphylococcus aureus CCCD—S009 | Collection, CEFAR | - | - | - | - |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae CCCD—K001 | Collection, CEFAR | - | - | - | - |
| E. coli ATCC-25922 | Collection, ATCC | + | 44.33 | + | 37.66 |
| Enterobacter sp. (*2.2) | Collection, Labiton-UNISO | - | - | - | - |
| Enterobacter aerogenes (*2.13) | Collection, Labiton-UNISO | - | - | - | - |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae (*4.15) | Collection, Labiton-UNISO | - | - | - | - |
| Staphylococcus intermedius* | Collection, PhageLab-UNISO | - | - | - | - |
| Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae* | Collection, PhageLab-UNISO | - | - | - | - |
| Pseudomonas syringae pv. garcae* | Collection, PhageLab-UNISO | - | - | - | - |
| Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri 306 | Collection, PhageLab-UNISO | - | - | - | - |
| Proteus penneri (*5.5) | Collection, Labiton-UNISO | - | - | - | - |
| Proteus vulgaris (*5.4) | Collection, Labiton-UNISO | - | - | - | - |
| E. coli (*3.2) | Collection, Labiton-UNISO | + | 12.89 | + | 9.54 |
| E. coli (*3.4) | Collection, Labiton-UNISO | + | 45.66 | + | 41.34 |
| E. coli (*3.5) | Collection, Labiton-UNISO | - | - | - | - |
| E. coli (*A1) | Clinical isolate, non-castrated female cat | + | 55.66 | + | 59.36 |
| E. coli (*A4) | Clinical isolate, non-castrated female cat | + | 48.21 | + | 39.18 |
| E. coli (*A5) | Clinical isolate, female dog with pyometra | + | 10.89 | + | 12.18 |
| E. coli (*A6) | Clinical isolate, female dog with pyometra | - | - | - | - |
| E. coli (*A7) | Clinical isolate, female dog with pyometra | + | 26.81 | + | 32.64 |
| E. coli (*A8) | Clinical isolate, female dog with pyometra | + | 70.66 | + | 71.12 |
| E. coli (*A9) | Clinical isolate, female dog with pyometra | + | 29.33 | + | 19.54 |
| E. coli (*A10) | Clinical isolate, female dog with pyometra | - | - | - | - |
| E. coli (*A11) | Clinical isolate, female dog with pyometra | + | 45.34 | + | 52.33 |
| E. coli (*A14) | Clinical isolate, female dog with pyometra | + | 88.23 | + | 76.54 |
| E. coli (*A16) | Clinical isolate, female dog with pyometra | - | - | - | - |
| E. coli (*A17) | Clinical isolate, non-castrated female cat | + | 59.66 | + | 44.18 |
| E. coli (*A19) | Clinical isolate, non-castrated female cat | + | 64.54 | + | 70.12 |
| E. coli (*A21, #1) | Clinical isolate, mare | + | 0.00016 | + | 0.0000005 |
| E. coli (*A22, #2) | Clinical isolate, mare | - | - | - | - |
| E. coli (*A24, #4) | Clinical isolate, mare | - | - | - | - |
| E. coli (*A25, #5) | Clinical isolate, mare | - | - | - | - |
| E. coli (*A26, #6) | Clinical isolate, mare | + | 0.00014 | + | 0.000002 |
| E. coli (*A27, #7) | Clinical isolate, mare | - | - | - | - |