Research Article

Direct Quantitative Detection and Identification of Lactococcal Bacteriophages from Milk and Whey by Real-Time PCR: Application for the Detection of Lactococcal Bacteriophages in Goat's Raw Milk Whey in France

Table 4

Results of real-time PCR tested with different bacteriophages.

BacteriophagesTitrationqPCR result
c2 primers936 primersP335 primers

c2 phage group
 c2  PFU/mL105 PFU/mLNo detectionNo detection
 p2  PFU/mL  PFU/mLNo detectionNo detection
 bIL67  PFU/mL  PFU/mLNo detectionNo detection

P335 phage group
 P335  PFU/mLNo detectionNo detection  PFU/mL
 P270  PFU/mLNo detectionNo detection  PFU/mL
 sk1  PFU/mLNo detectionNo detection  PFU/mL

936 phage group
 936  PFU/mLNo detection  PFU/mLNo detection
 P008  PFU/mLNo detection  PFU/mLNo detection
 bIL170  PFU/mLNo detection  PFU/mLNo detection