Table 1 Phage details and bacterial strains sources used in the study

a Details of phages

Characteristics

SSE1

SGF2

SGF3

    Host bacteria

Shigella dysenteriae 1.1869

Shigella flexneri 1.1868

Shigella flexneri 1.10599

    Morphological features

Myoviridae

Phoviridae

Microviridae

    Nucleic acid

169,744 bp

76,964 bp

5,386 bp

    Family

Tevenvirinae

Kuravirus

Sinsheimervirus

    Infectable bacteria

Shigella dysenteriae 1.1869

Shigella flexneri 1.10599

Shigella baumannii 1.10618

Shigella flexneri 1.1868

Shigella flexneri 1.10599

b Type of the bacterial strains

Strain Type

Source

    Shigella dysenteriae 1.1869

CGMCC

    Shigella flexneri 1.10599

CGMCC

    Shigella flexneri 1.1868

CGMCC

    Shigella baumannii 1.10618

CGMCC

    Escherichia coli EDL933

Chinese CDC

    Staphylococcus aureus 1.8721

CGMCC

    Staphylococcus aureus 1.2875

CGMCC