“…In order to assess the lytic spectrum of the BP, the sensitivity of 13 field and reference bacterial strains including ten Salmonella serovars, one Escherichia coli strain, one Citrobacter freundi strain and one Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain were determined by spot test using the double agar method [40]. Salmonella serovars selected for BP lytic spectrum were those more prevalent in European poultry farms (S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium, monophasic S. Typhimurium, S. Infantis, S. Virchow, S. Kentucky, S. Ohio, S. Senftemberg, S. Indiana and S. Havana).…”