Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 6 Protein profile and polymorphism among four Erwinia amylovora phages

From: Isolation and characterization of three bacteriophages infecting Erwinia amylovora and their potential as biological control agent

Phages MW (KDa)	EAP1	EAP2	EAP3	EAP4	Polymorphism
224	+	+	–	–	Polymorphic
195	–	+	+	+	Polymorphic
176	++	++++	++	+	Polymorphic
152	+	+	+	–	Polymorphic
125	++	–	–	+	Polymorphic
82	–	++	+	–	Polymorphic
73	+	+	–	–	Polymorphic
70	+	+	+	+	Polymorphic
60	–	++++	+	–	Polymorphic
45	+	+	+	–	Polymorphic
32	+	+	+	+	Polymorphic
25	+	+	–	–	Polymorphic
18	++	–	–	–	Polymorphic
10	+	+	+	+	Polymorphic
Total					Polymorphic

Monomorphic = common bands 42.8% (–) No band
Polymorphic = specific bands 21.4% (+) Low density
Unique = Genetic marker 35.8%
(++) moderate density (+++) high density

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