An Optimized Enrichment Technique for the Isolation of Arthrobacter Bacteriophage Species from Soil Sample IsolatesTrevor Cross 1, Courtney Schoff 2, Dylan Chudoff 3, LIbby Graves 3, Haley Broomell 4, Katrina Terry 4, Jennifer Farina 5, Alexandra Correa 5, David Shade 5, David Dunbar 5
1Biology Department, University of the Sciences, 2Biology Department, Arcadia University, 3Biology Department, Immaculata University, 4Biology/Clinical Laboratory Science, Neumann University, 5Science Department, Cabrini College
We present an enrichment protocol for the isolation of bacteriophages infecting bacteria in the Arthrobacter genus. This enrichment protocol produces fast and reproducible results for the isolation and amplification of Arthrobacter phages from soil isolates.