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            Table A1. (Continued)
            Patent  Application form (20210228659-A1)  Granted form (11779617-B2)     Note
                   15.  A method for decontaminating a   11.  A method for decontaminating a material, comprising  The phage composition amount
                     material, comprising exposing the   exposing the material to an effective amount of an   and sequence identity were
                     material to a composition of claim 1.  antibacterial composition, wherein said composition   specified
                                                   comprises at least one bacteriophage having lytic
                                                   activity against a P. aeruginosa strain, said at least one
                                                   bacteriophage being selected from the bacteriophages
                                                   having a genome comprising any one of SEQ ID NOs:
                                                   2 – 7 or a sequence having at least 99% identity thereto.
                   16 – 17. (canceled)          12.  The method of claim 8, wherein the composition   The phage names and sequences
                                                   comprises at least one of the bacteriophages selected   were specified
                                                   from the group consisting of BP1777, BP1792, BP1797,
                                                   BP1800, BP1902, and BP1940, said bacteriophage
                                                   having a genome comprising the nucleotide sequence
                                                   of SEQ ID NOs: 2 – 7, respectively.
                                                13.  The method of claim 10, wherein the composition   The phage names and sequences
                                                   comprises at least one of the bacteriophages selected   were specified
                                                   from the group consisting of BP1777, BP1792, BP1797,
                                                   BP1800, BP1902, and BP1940, said bacteriophage
                                                   having a genome comprising the nucleotide sequence
                                                   of SEQ ID NOs: 2 – 7, respectively.
                                                14.  The method of claim 11, wherein the composition   The phage names and sequences
                                                   comprises at least one of the bacteriophages selected   were specified
                                                   from the group consisting of BP1777, BP1792, BP1797,
                                                   BP1800, BP1902, and BP1940, said bacteriophage
                                                   having a genome comprising the nucleotide sequence
                                                   of SEQ ID NOs: 2 – 7, respectively.
            Patent  Application form (20200171108-A1)  Granted form (11253557-B2)     Note
            Patent 2  1.  A bacteriophage composition comprising  1.  A bacteriophage composition comprising at least two   A minimum of two phages instead
                     one or more bacteriophages selected from   bacteriophages selected from Sa87, J-Sa36, and Sa83.  of just one for a composition
                     Sa87, J-Sa36, and Sa83.
                   2.  The bacteriophage composition of claim
                     1, comprising at least two bacteriophages
                     selected from Sa87, J-Sa36, and Sa83.
                   3.  The bacteriophage composition of claim   2.  The bacteriophage composition of claim 1, comprising  Unchanged
                     1, comprising purified bacteriophages   purified bacteriophages Sa87, J-Sa36, and Sa83.
                     Sa87, J-Sa36, and Sa83.
                   4.  A bacteriophage composition consisting  3.  A bacteriophage composition consisting essentially of   Unchanged
                     essentially of Sa87, J-Sa36, and Sa83.  Sa87, J-Sa36, and Sa83.
                   5.  The bacteriophage composition of claim   4.  The bacteriophage composition of claim 1, further   Unchanged
                     1, further comprising an antibiotic.  comprising an antibiotic.
                   6.  The bacteriophage composition of claim   5.  The bacteriophage composition of claim 1, further   Unchanged
                     1, further comprising a pharmaceutically   comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier,
                     acceptable carrier, diluent, excipient, or   diluent, excipient, or combinations thereof.
                     combinations thereof.
                   7.  The bacteriophage composition of claim   6.  The bacteriophage composition of claim 2, wherein the  Unchanged
                     3, wherein the composition comprises   composition comprises 1×10  PFU/mL per phage.
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                     1×10  PFU/mL per phage.
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                   8.  The bacteriophage composition of claim   7.  The bacteriophage composition of claim 6, wherein the  Unchanged
                     7, wherein the composition has a final   composition has a final endotoxin level <1000 EU/mL.
                     endotoxin level <1000 EU/mL.
                   9.  The composition of claim 8, wherein the  8.  The composition of claim 7, wherein the composition is  Unchanged
                     composition is diluted 1:10.  diluted 1:10.
                   10.  The composition of claim 8, wherein the  9.  The composition of claim 7, wherein the composition is  Unchanged
                     composition is diluted 1:100.  diluted 1:100.
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