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Table 1 Bacterial strains and phages used in this study

From: The spontaneously produced lysogenic prophage phi456 promotes bacterial resistance to adverse environments and enhances the colonization ability of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strain DE456

Strain or phage

Description

Source

DE456

Wild-type APEC strain isolated from a duck

This study

DE456Δphi456

Strain cure of prophage phi456

This study

Phi456

Prophage induced from DE456

This study

MC1061

The indicator strain of phage phi456

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