Table 3 Comparison of phage titer determinations with DLA and with PAMA using different antibiotics
From: The use of antibiotics to improve phage detection and enumeration by the double-layer agar technique
DLA | AMP [0.5] | CEF [0.06] | TET [1.5] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
phi PVP-SE1 | ||||
PFUs (average ± SD) | 14 ± 5 | 55 ± 10 | 53 ± 11 | 58 ± 10 |
SD % | 38 | 19 | 21 | 17 |
phi PVP-SE2 | ||||
PFUs (average ± SD) | 54 ± 4 | 54 ± 5 | 48 ± 11 | 51 ± 3 |
SD % | 8 | 8 | 23 | 6 |