Figure 6: The effects of various bacterial treatments on phiAxp-3 adsorption to host cells, as determined by residual plaque-forming unit percentages.
From: Isolation and molecular characterisation of Achromobacter phage phiAxp-3, an N4-like bacteriophage
(a) Effect of proteinase K treatment on the adsorption of phiAxp-3 to A. xylosoxidans strain A22732. (b) Effect of periodate treatment on the adsorption of phiAxp-3 to A. xylosoxidans strain A22732. The control (LB and “A22732 + acetate”), untreated strain (A22732), and treatment (“A22732 + ProtK” for proteinase K treatment and “A22732+IO4−” for periodate treatment) groups were tested for adsorption as indicated by the x axes. Error bars denote statistical variations. Statistical significance was determined by a Student t test for comparison between the treated and untreated groups. *P 0.05. (c) Inactivation of phage phiAxp-3 by lipopolysaccharide derived from A. xylosoxidans A22732. The percentage infectivity was determined after 1 h of incubation at 37 °C. Error bars denote statistical variations.
