TABLE 5.
Production of cell-free phage particles by V. mimicus and V. cholerae strains carrying a genetically marked derivative of CTXΦ prophage
| Strain | Description | Titer of CTX-KmΦ in supernatants of culture (particles/ml)a:
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| Induced with mitomycin C | Without mitomycin C | ||
| 2V-8(CTX-Km) | Environmental V. mimicus strain 2V-8 lysogenized with CTX-KmΦ | 3.6 × 105 | 0.5 × 102 |
| 88V-114(CTX-Km) | Environmental V. mimicus strain 88V-114 lysogenized with CTX-KmΦ | 4.2 × 105 | 1.2 × 102 |
| SM44(P27459 ctx::km) | El Tor lysogen of CTXΦ marked with a Kmr determinant disrupting the ctxAB operon | 4.3 × 105 | 0.6 × 102 |
a
Values are averages of three independent observations.