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Isolation of Enterococcus Bacteriophages from Municipal Wastewater Samples Using an Enrichment Step

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Municipal wastewater, as an aggregate mixture of household and industrial effluents, harbors a highly diverse population of bacteria and their associated bacteriophages. Accordingly, it is a commonly used source of bacteriophages against many human-associated bacterial pathogens. Here, we describe a method for bacteriophage isolation from municipal wastewater with several optional enrichment and concentration steps.

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA

    Cory Schwarz & Jacques Mathieu

  2. Sentinel Environmental, Houston, TX, USA

    Cory Schwarz & Jacques Mathieu

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    Ebenezer Tumban

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Schwarz, C., Mathieu, J. (2024). Isolation of Enterococcus Bacteriophages from Municipal Wastewater Samples Using an Enrichment Step. In: Tumban, E. (eds) Bacteriophages. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2738. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3549-0_7

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