Table 1 Lytic activity spectra of 6 different enterococcal phages (EPA: F) against different enterococcal isolates (n = 17).

From: Characterization and anti-biofilm activity of bacteriophages against urinary tract Enterococcus faecalis isolates

Isolates codes

EPA

EPB

EPC

EPD

EPE

EPF

EF11

–

–

√

√

√

√

EF16

√

√

√

√

–

–

EF20

–

–

–

√

–

–

EF38

√

√

√

√

√

√

EF43

√

√

√

√

√

√

EF48

√

√

–

–

–

–

EF80

–

–

√

–

√

–

EF99

–

–

√

√

√

–

EF101

√

√

√

√

√

√

EF103

√

√

–

√

√

–

EF113

√

–

√

√

√

–

EF114

–

√

√

√

√

√

EF125

√

√

–

√

√

√

EF133

√

√

√

√

√

√

EF134

√

√

√

√

√

√

EF146

√

–

–

–

–

–

EF151

√

–

√

√

–

–

  1. Isolate codes (EF)*: are the codes for E. faecalis isolates.
  2. (√) indicates bacterial lysis, (–) indicates absence of plaques (no lysis).
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