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Enumeration of Bacteriophages by Double Agar Overlay Plaque Assay

Andrew M. Kropinski, Amanda Mazzocco, Erika J. Lingohr, Roger P. Johnson

Methods in molecular biology · 2009 · 1.1K citations · 10 references

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Abstract

The determination of the concentration of infectious phage particles is fundamental to many protocols in phage biology, genetics, and molecular biology. In this chapter the classical overlay protocol is described.

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An improved plaque assay for poor plaque-producing temperate lactococcal bacteriophages

Dag Lillehaug · Journal of Applied Microbiology · 1997 · 188 citations

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Working with bacteriophages: common techniques and methodological approaches

Karin Carlson · 2005 · 160 citations

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André Gratia: A Forerunner in Microbial and Viral Genetics

Jean-Pierre Gratia · Genetics · 2000 · 48 citations · Full text

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Two bacteriophages of Clostridium difficile

D. E. Mahony, Praisy Joy Bell, K. B. Easterbrook · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1985 · 42 citations · Full text

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