Table 2 Effect of phage on adhesion, invasion and cytotoxicity of NEC by additional clinical strains of S. aureus (MRSA)
Strains (Bacteria: NEC- 10:1) | Mean percent (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adherence | Invasion | Cytotoxicity (24Â h) | |||||||
No phage | Phage (MOI-1) | Phage (MOI-10) | No phage | Phage (MOI-1) | Phage (MOI-10) | No phage | Phage (MOI-1) | Phage (MOI-10) | |
S. aureus ATCC 43300 (MRSA) | 73.7 | 0.41 | 0.025 | 31.9 | 0.031 | No invasion | 11.1 | 0.21 | No cytotoxicity |
S. aureus ATCC 29213 (MSSA) | 76.8 | 0.51 | 0.034 | 18.4 | 0.034 | No invasion | 10.2 | 0.23 | No cytotoxicity |
S. aureus CS-1 | 68.4 | 0.37 | 0.066 | 28.1 | 0.06 | No invasion | 11.4 | 0.41 | No cytotoxicity |
S. aureus CS-2 | 62.5 | 0.32 | 0.074 | 25.4 | 0.064 | No invasion | 10.1 | 0.43 | No cytotoxicity |
S. aureus CS-3 | 74.8 | 0.45 | 0.084 | 33.3 | 0.078 | No invasion | 14.5 | 0.64 | No cytotoxicity |
S. aureus CS-4 | 70.4 | 0.34 | 0.081 | 30.4 | 0.072 | No invasion | 14 | 0.61 | No cytotoxicity |
S. aureus CS-5 | 72.1 | 0.33 | 0.075 | 32.8 | 0.066 | No invasion | 13.3 | 0.72 | No cytotoxicity |