Phage inactivation of Salmonella enterica in cockles during depuration

The maximum of bacterium inactivation by the SE-5 phage was 2.5 log, achieved after 12 h of applying phage therapy. However, only after 4 h of treatment, the rate of inactivation was already significant (1.9 log) (Figure 3). The phage control remained constant along the experiment. However, when phages incubated in the presence of its host, the concentration increased significantly (0.35 log) after 2 h of phage addition, remaining relatively constant after and until the end of experiment.