Table 1 The efficiency of lysis by individual phage and phage cocktail against 50 strains of clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae

From: A Klebsiella-phage cocktail to broaden the host range and delay bacteriophage resistance both in vitro and in vivo

Strain ID

Sequence Type

Capsule Locus

Plaque-forming unit (PFU/mL)

   

ΦK2044

ΦKR1

ΦKR8

Cocktail

NTUH-K2044

ST23

KL1

3.2 × 1010

8.8 × 109

9.6 × 109

4.1 × 1010

FK1971

ST23

KL1

1.6 × 1010

9.4 × 109

8.7 × 109

2.8 × 1010

FK2652

ST23

KL1

2.5 × 1010

1.1 × 1010

1.4 × 1010

2.3 × 1010

FK3038

ST23

KL1

3.0 × 1010

1.0 × 1010

2.9 × 1010

3.3 × 1010

FK3907

ST23

KL1

2.8 × 1010

5.9 × 109

6.9 × 109

3.0 × 1010

FK4737

ST367

KL1

3.5 × 1010

3.0 × 1010

1.3 × 1010

3.6 × 1010

FK3680

ST23

KL1

2.1 × 1010

8.9 × 109

4.9 × 109

3.9 × 1010

FK3044

ST65

KL2

FK5537

ST25

KL2

2.6 × 107

1.8 × 1010

2.2 × 1010

FK6048

ST65

KL2

2.5 × 1010

3.4 × 1010

FK4176

ST86

KL2

5.3 × 108

9.9 × 108

FK4276

ST86

KL2

9.7 × 107

1.9 × 1010

3.0 × 1010

FK6923

ST1333

KL5

1.9 × 107

6.7 × 108

9.2 × 108

FK3068

ST320

KL9

9.8 × 109

1.7 × 1010

3.5 × 1010

FK4006

ST462

KL9

FK3150

ST3869-2LV

KL10

2.9 × 1010

1.8 × 1010

4.3 × 1010

FK5223

ST15

KL19

8.8 × 109

1.2 × 1010

2.6 × 1010

FK1819

ST11

KL47

7.2 × 108

1.7 × 1010

3.1 × 1010

FK2262

ST11

KL47

9.0 × 107

2.2 × 108

5.7 × 108

FK2357

ST11

KL47

9.4 × 106

5.7 × 108

9.3 × 108

FK2686

ST11

KL47

1.7 × 108

6.3 × 108

7.6 × 108

FK2784

ST11

KL47

FK4724

ST11

KL47

3 × 1010

2.5 × 1010

3.3 × 1010

FK6696

ST11

KL47

9.7 × 107

2.8 × 108

6.2 × 108

FK5119

ST363

KL53

2.6 × 1010

2.2 × 1010

2.1 × 1010

FK1916

ST29

KL54

2.9 × 1010

2.7 × 1010

2.9 × 1010

FK3347

ST29

KL54

2.8 × 1010

2.7 × 1010

3.6 × 1010

FK3521

ST29

KL54

FK3616

ST29

KL54

1.6 × 1010

2.1 × 1010

2.3 × 1010

FK7757

ST412

KL57

FK8123

ST412

KL57

FK1541

ST111

KL63

FK2877

ST11

KL64

FK3092

ST11

KL64

1.1 × 1010

0.93 × 1010

1.2 × 1010

FK3642

ST11

KL64

FK4603

ST11

KL64

2.2 × 109

1.4 × 109

1.5× 109

FK5164

ST11

KL64

FK5222

ST11

KL64

5.8 × 107

2.2 × 107

4.5 × 107

FK6716

ST11

KL64

FK6777

ST11

KL64

4.0 × 108

3.3 × 108

3.5 × 108

FK6916

ST11

KL64

FK7009

ST11

KL64

FK7014

ST11

KL64

9.7 × 109

1.9 × 109

2.3 × 1010

FK7040

ST11

KL64

FK7072

ST11

KL64

1.3 × 1010

1.8 × 108

1.6 × 1010

FK7096

ST11

KL64

8.7 × 108

9.1 × 108

7.1 × 108

FK7156

ST11

KL64

FK7788

ST11

KL64

FK7792

ST11

KL64

FK6449

ST11

KL74

  1. The killing efficiency of each phage strain and cocktail were determined by an EOP assay. The EOP value is the ratio of plaque-forming units (PFU/mL) of the test bacteria to the plaque-forming units (PFU/mL) of the host bacteria. EOP < 0.0001 is labeled as (–).