Overview of bacteriophage lyophilization studies.

<p>NA-non applicable, NS: not specified, RT: room temperature.</p>a<p>: ++p: Confluent lysis (fragmented bacterial lawn), +p: Individual plaques too many to count (>400 per plate), −p:No plaques.</p>b<p>: no significant reduction P<0.05.</p

Stability of ISP (10 log pfu/ml) in LB broth and 0.9% NaCl (9 log pfu/ml) at 4°C.

<p>The results are the mean values of three titrations. Standard deviations are indicated.</p

Stability of ISP (8 log pfu/ml) in six different stabilizers after freeze-drying procedure and storage at 4°C.

<p>The results are the mean values of three titrations. Standard deviations are indicated.</p

Transmission electron micrograph of lyophilized ISP sample in 0.5 M mannitol.

<p>Transmission electron micrograph of lyophilized ISP sample in 0.5 M mannitol.</p

pH values of wound care products and their active ingredients.

<p>pH values of wound care products and their active ingredients.</p

Characteristics of burn wound products used in the stability study presented in alphabetical order.

<p>Characteristics of burn wound products used in the stability study presented in alphabetical order.</p

Characteristics of bacteriophages used in the stability study.

<p>Characteristics of bacteriophages used in the stability study.</p

Activity of phages Acibel004 and Acibel007 on 28 <i>A.</i><i>baumannii</i> clinical strains.

<p>Activity of phages Acibel004 and Acibel007 on 28 <i>A.</i><i>baumannii</i> clinical strains.</p

Infection parameters of phages.

<p>A) Adsorption curve of Acibel004; B) Adsorption curve of Acibel007; C) Single-step growth curve of Acibel004; D) Single-step growth curve of Acibel007. P-number of non-adsorbed phages, P₀- initial number of phages, LP-latent period, BS-burst size. The results are the mean values of three independent tests. Standard deviations are indicated.</p

Genome map of Acibel007.

<p>Putative host-specific and phage-specific promoters and Rho-factor independent terminators are indicated with red, yellow and blue triangles, respectively.</p