Characterising the biology of novel lytic bacteriophages infecting multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Table 2 Bacterial strains used for determination of Klebsiella phages host range

Strain	Number of isolates	Reference
Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae ESBL(+)*	1	ATCC 700603
Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae	96	Clinical isolates; own collection
Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. ozaenae	2	PCM 4; PCM 6**
Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. rhinoscleromatis	2	PCM 2066; PCM 2067**
Klebsiella oxytoca	48	Clinical isolates; own collection
Klebsiella mobilis (Enterobacter aerogenes)	3	Clinical isolates; own collection
Enterobacter cloacae	50	Clinical isolates; own collection
Pantoea (Enterobacter) agglomerans	1	Clinical isolate; own collection
Cronobacter (Enterobacter) sakazakii	1	Clinical isolate; own collection
Escherichia coli	50	Clinical isolates; own collection

*ESBL – extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing strain (genes located on plasmid).
**PCM – Polish Collection of Microorganisms (Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, Weigla 12, 53–114 Wrocław, Poland).

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