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The determination of the concentration of infectious phage particles is fundamental to many protocols in phage biology, genetics, and molecular biology. Described here is a drop plaque assay, which, being simpler, faster and more efficient than either the classical overlay or direct plating methods, enhances efficiency in processing large numbers of samples.
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Mazzocco, A., Waddell, T.E., Lingohr, E., Johnson, R.P. (2009). Enumeration of Bacteriophages Using the Small Drop Plaque Assay System. In: Clokie, M.R., Kropinski, A.M. (eds) Bacteriophages. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 501. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-164-6_9
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