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http://dx.doi.org/10.9721/KJFST.2018.50.2.244

Enumeration of Weissella cibaria phage with cytometry, epifluorescence microscopy, and plaque assay  

Park, Won Jeong (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University)
Lim, Ga-Yeon (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University)
Park, Jong-Hyun (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Gachon University)
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Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology / v.50, no.2, 2018 , pp. 244-247 More about this Journal
Abstract
Quantitative analysis for non-host infection bacteriophage was conducted for their enumeration. Flow cytometry and epifluorescence microscopy (EPM) were selected as counting methods. Correlation analysis was performed based on the plaque assay method on the existing host infection and consisted of Pearson correlation statistical analysis, regression analysis, and difference analysis. Analyses of 12 samples with flow cytometry and plaque assay methods showed that there was a correlation of 96.7% with Pearson correlation value r=0.967, $R^2$ 0.9352, and difference value of 1.063. Analyses of 12 samples with EPM and plaque assay methods showed that there was a correlation of 99.0% with Pearson correlation value r=0.990, $R^2$ 0.9811, and difference value of 1.605. Therefore, flow cytometry and epifluorescence microscopy would be effective for enumeration of Weissella cibaria bacteriophage with plaque assay.
Keywords
bacteriophage; flow cytometry; epifluorescence microscopy; W. cibaria bacteriophage; quantitative analysis;
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