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Table 1 Titers of bacteriophage after enrichment cultures from murine feces and contents of the GI tract

From: Barriers to coliphage infection of commensal intestinal flora of laboratory mice

  

Enrichment method

  

1

2

3

4

5

Mouse strain

source

No additions

CN-13 (F-) bacteria

CN-13 (F-) bacteria With mitomycin C

ER2738(F+) bacteria

ER2738(F+) bacteria With mitomycin C

ICR

feces

-2

7 × 105 PFU3

6 × 105 PFU3

-

-

C57BL/6

feces

-

-

-

-

-

BALB/c nude

feces

-

-

-

-

-

ICR

GI1

-

-

-

-

-

C57BL/6

GI1

-

-

-

-

-

  1. 1 All four compartments were tested separately
  2. 2 – represents none detected. Minimum detectable titer was 102/ml before enrichment.
  3. 3 Average of two mice, out of 88 tested. All others were negative.
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