IGEM:Virginia 2012/Protocols/Phage Isolation
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Overview
Below is the procedure for isolating phage from a mixed bacteria/phage sample.
Materials
- Chloroform
- Conical tube
- PEG/NaCl
- SM buffer
Procedure
- Get the Erlenmeyer flask from the incubator.
- To find the amount of chloroform to add, divide the volume of the culture in the Erlenmeyer flask by 125. Pipette this amount of chloroform into the Erlenmeyer flask.
- Return the Erlenmeyer flask to the incubator for a few minutes.
- Pour culture in Erlenmeyer flask into a conical tube.
- Put the conical tube in the centrifuge and spin it down at 12krpm for 15 minutes.
- Add an equal volume of PEG/NaCl (probably 20 mL) to the conical tube.
- Put the conical tube in the 4°C freezer and store overnight (or over the weekend).
- Take the conical tube to the centrifuge and spin it down at 12k rpm for 15 minutes.
- Resuspend the pellet in 500μl of SM buffer.
- Spin down, and collect the supernatant.
- Prepare a 3 mL liquid culture using the plate that was already streaked and the procedure for Part II.
- Place Falcon tube in oscillating incubator for 5-6 hours
- Perform a plaque assay to determine the phage titer.
Notes
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References
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