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msandel	Hi Debbie, Just wanted to make sure we are in the clear to do another host in Spring 2018. Thanks! Mike

Link to this post | posted 19 Dec, 2017 21:40
debbie	Mike, Do you plan to phagehunt and to use the 30 phages (and whatever else you may have) with a new host? Do you know which host you would like to use?

Link to this post | posted 19 Feb, 2018 23:51
msandel	Debbie, has anyone tried infecting msmeg with A15 subcluster phages? If not, would we be able to obtain some lysates and try this? Thank you, Mike

Link to this post | posted 12 Jul, 2018 14:15
nietof	Hi folks I am working with a group of energetic highschoolers from LI, NY. They are interested in testing host range for their phage isolates using smeg. How broad is the range of bacterial hosts they can test? Should they stick to closely related bacteria? Thank you Fernando

Link to this post | posted 20 Mar, 2019 18:48
Thiel	Hello, I am interested in doing this project. Currently we are using M. foliorum. Would you suggest that I start with one additional host or several? Thank you, Sarah Edited 20 Mar, 2019 18:58

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debbie

Sarah, After preliminary work with host range experiments, I am finding that the best way forward is to find phages on hosts that you would like to test. Until you are familiar with a host, the testing of additional hosts with known phages can be problematic. By that I mean, if you don't have a phage that infects each host, how do you know that a phage that you are testing can infect that host (or that that infection is detectable)? If it does, great! But if it doesn't, is your test valid (without a positive control)? So my recommendation going forward is to add some new hosts, go phagehunting on that host, then begin the host range testing. Does that make sense?

Link to this post | posted 21 Mar, 2019 14:08
Thiel	Debbie, This makes sense. Thank you! Sarah