Making Plating Bacteria for Phage Titers

CBB - last updated: July 30, 1998

 

 

(1) innoculate 300 ml LB with 3 ml overnight Salmonella typhimurium 7155

 

(2) culture at 30degC to 2x10E8 cells/ml

 

(3) spin culture - in sterile centrifuge bottles - at 5K rpm for 10 minutes

 

(4) resuspend cell pellet in 25 ml LB

 

(5) transfer cells to sterile eyedropper bottle; store at 4degC for up to 2 weeks