Bacteriophage | Titer (PFU mL − 1) | Bacteriophage application | Efficiency of plating | ||||||
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Control (CFU mL − 1) | Bacteriophage treatment (CFU mL − 1) | Bacteria reduction (log) | Bacteria reduction (%) | EPEC | EHEC | ETEC | EC | ||
CI EPEC | 2.30 ± 0.50 × 109 | 2.11 ± 0.4 × 108 a | 9.05 ± 1.20 × 107 ab | 0.37 | 57.15 | 1.0 | – | 0.02 ± 0.004 | – |
CS EPEC | 1.60 ± 0.40 × 1010 | 2.11 ± 0.4 × 108 a | 1.68 ± 0.32 × 106 b | 2.10 | 99.20 | 1.0 | – | 0.1 ± 0.006 | – |
BL EPEC | 1.39 ± 0.28 × 1010 | 2.11 ± 0.4 × 108 a | 1.35 ± 0.34 × 107 b | 1.19 | 93.61 | 1.0 | 0.0004 ± 0.0003 | 0.52 ± 0.14 | 0.47 ± 0.01 |
BI EPEC | 2.62 ± 0.67 × 1010 | 2.11 ± 0.4 × 108 a | 1.06 ± 0.08 × 107b | 1.30 | 95.00 | 1.0 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.28 ± 0.16 | 0.11 ± 0.05 |
BL EHEC | 1.43 ± 0.39 × 1010 | 1.25 ± 0.46 ×109 a | 1.20 ± 0.20 x 107 a | 2.02 | 99.04 | – | 1.0 | 3.87 ± 0.95 | – |
BI EHEC | 1.63 ± 0.46 × 1010 | 1.25 ± 0.46 × 109 a | 1.12 ± 0.11 × 108 a | 1.05 | 91.02 | – | 1.0 | 1.08 ± 0.63 | – |