Abstract
Nearly all arthropod-associated Wolbachia contain intact and/or genomic remnants of phage WO, temperate bacteriophages that facilitate horizontal gene transfer, genomic rearrangement of the bacterial chromosome, and symbiotic interactions between Wolbachia and their arthropod hosts. Integrated prophage WO genomes produce active, lytic particles; but the lack of a cell-free culturing system for Wolbachia render them difficult to purify and study. This chapter describes polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation of phage particles from Wolbachia-infected arthropods, followed by confirmation of phage WO isolation and purification using electron microscopy and PCR.
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Bordenstein, S.R. (2024). Isolation of Phage WO Particles from Wolbachia-Infected Arthropods. In: Fallon, A.M. (eds) Wolbachia. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2739. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3553-7_20
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