Host E. coli phage S. typhimurium phage S. typhi phage
EC-2 ADB-2 EC-5 SM-3 SM-5 ST-4
E. coli 1610 +/-c -/+t +/-c -/+t - ND
E. coli 739 +tc +c +tc ND ND -
E. coli 476 +c +c +tc - - ND
E. coli ADB-2 - +tc ND ND ND ND
E. aerogens - - - - - -
S. typhimurium - - - +/-c +/-c -
S. enteritidis - - - +/-t +/-t ND
S. typhi - - - - - +tc
S. peratyphi A - - - - - ND
Shigellaflexneri - - - - - ND
P. vulgaris - - - - - ND
P. aeruginosa - - - ND ND ND
S. areus - - - - - ND
Note: + Sign indicates plaque formation; +/- indicates small or diffuse plaque; -/+ indicates a very small plaque; - indicates no plaque formation; c indicates a clear plaque; t indicates a turbid plaque; tc indicates a turbid plaque with a clear center; ND indicates ‘‘no description’’ due to apparent loss of infectivity in storage following isolation
Table 4: Host range of isolated bacteriophages.