Abstract
In bacteriophage research and therapy, most applications ask for highly purified phage suspensions. The standard technique for this is ultracentrifugation using cesium chloride gradients. This technique is cumbersome, elaborate and expensive. Moreover, it is unsuitable for the purification of large quantities of phage suspensions.
The protocol described here, uses anion-exchange chromatography to bind phages to a stationary phase. This is done using an FLPC system, combined with Convective Interaction Media (CIM®) monoliths. Afterward, the column is washed to remove impurities from the CIM® disk. By using a buffer solution with a high ionic strength, the phages are subsequently eluted from the column and collected. In this way phages can be efficiently purified and concentrated.
This protocol can be used to determine the optimal buffers, stationary phase chemistry and elution conditions, as well as the maximal capacity and recovery of the columns.
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Vandenheuvel, D., Rombouts, S., Adriaenssens, E.M. (2018). Purification of Bacteriophages Using Anion-Exchange Chromatography. In: Clokie, M., Kropinski, A., Lavigne, R. (eds) Bacteriophages. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1681. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7343-9_5
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