Cell-free synthesis of the Salmonella specific broad host range bacteriophage, felixO1

J Microbiol Methods. 2024 May:220:106920. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2024.106920. Epub 2024 Mar 12.

Abstract

Phage-based biocontrol of foodborne Salmonella is limited by the requisite use of Salmonella to propagate the phages. This limitation can be circumvented by producing Salmonella phages using a cell-free gene expression system (CFE) with a non-pathogenic chassis. Here, we produce the Salmonella phage felixO1 using an E. coli-based CFE system.

Keywords: Cell-free expression; Phage; Salmonella; felixO1.

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriophages* / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Genome, Viral
  • Host Specificity
  • Salmonella / genetics
  • Salmonella Phages* / genetics