Table 2. Shigella spp. specific bacteriophages reported in scientific research articles

Phage name Classification Morphology Stability DNA size (kb) References
Head length Tail length pH Temp. (℃)
S. sonnei-specific bacteriophage Siphoviridae 77.5 nm 264.4 nm 3-11 4-37 25 This study
pSs-1 Myoviridae 98 nm 120 nm - - 160-250 (19)
SF-9 Podoviridae - - 6-9 4-37 41 (20)
pSf-1 Siphoviridae 73 nm 103 nm 5-9 4-50 51 (21)
7888 Podoviridae 65 nm 26 nm - - 63.4 (22)
SP18 Myoviridae 110 nm 50-110 nm - - 170 (23)
HY01 Myoviridae 100 nm 100 nm 4-11 -20-65 167 (24)