Phage Enumeration Flashcards
1
Q
What is a Phage (Bacteriophage)
A
Viruses that infect bacteria
2
Q
What are Plaques?
A
Clear zones formed in a lawn of cells due to lysis by the phage
3
Q
What did we infect the E. coli with?
A
T4 phage
4
Q
Why do we use the overlay technique?
A
It allows you to produce a homogenous lawn of bacteria within a thin layer of agar over a plate
