BMC Microbiology

Table 3 Phage host range investigated by spot test

From: Characterization of Campylobacter phages including analysis of host range by selected Campylobacter Penner serotypes

			Reaction of spot test*
Bact. nr.	Source	Serotype and subspecies	F14	F198	F207	F267	F268	F287	F303	F325	F326	F336	F341	F346
NCTC 12658	nk^	1,44^#	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+
2486	Human	1,44^#	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-
2955	Chicken	1,44^#	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-
104–733	Chicken	1,44^#	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+
11.168	Human [36]	2^#	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+
1677	Chicken	2^#	+	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	+
2453	Food	2^#	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+
2466	Chicken	2^#	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+
3024	Human	2^#	-	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+
1590	Human	3^#	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-
1447	Chicken	4c^#~	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	+
2467	Chicken	4c^#~	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+
2469	Chicken	4c^#~	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+
2471	Chicken	4c^#~	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	-
NCTC 12662	nk^	5j^#	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-
1674	Chicken	6,7^#	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2481	Chicken	11^#	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
3148	Human	12^#	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-
2464	Chicken	18^#	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1660	Human	19^#	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
2948	Human	21^#	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
81–178	Human [38]	23,36^#	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
1927	Human	31^#	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2462	Chicken	33^#	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2129	Human	37^#	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2144	Human	42^#	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
1260	Human	53^#	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
1680	Chicken	20^¤	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2476	Chicken	26^¤	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2454	Food	30^¤	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1669	Human	34^¤	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2458	Chicken	49^¤	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-
2474	Chicken	56^¤	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2460	Chicken	59^¤	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	21	13	8	11	13	12	13	9	10	15	11	10

* +, indicate positive reaction in the spot test;-, indicate negative reaction in the spot test.
^nk, Not Known.
^# Belong to the C. jejuni sub species group
^¤Belong to the C. coli sub species group.
^~ The serotype 4c (4-complex) includes C. jejuni strains that reacts with one or more of the following antisera: 4, 13, 16, 43, 50, 64, 65 in the Penner serotyping system [9].

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