Table 3 Susceptibility of B. anthracis strains to phage endolysins AP50-31 and LysB4.

From: Characterisation of the antibacterial properties of the recombinant phage endolysins AP50-31 and LysB4 as potent bactericidal agents against Bacillus anthracis

Strain

Virulence plasmid

TOD50 (min)

AP50-31

LysB4

B. anthracis ΔSterne

None

9.0 ± 1.73

6.3 ± 0.29

B. anthracis Sterne

pXO1

9.3 ± 0.76

8.2 ± 1.04

B. anthracis ATCC 14578

pXO1, pXO2

16.3 ± 2.02

10.2 ± 0.58

B. anthracis HYU01

pXO1, pXO2

9.5 ± 1.00

7.7 ± 0.29

  1. Data are the mean ± standard deviation. The tests were performed three times independently.
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