Phage Test

Phages are naturally occurring viruses that infect bacteria. They are not affected by antimicrobial resistance and can target bacteria in biofilms. Phages can be lysogenic and coexist with the host by inserting themselves into the bacterial genome, or they can be lysed and destroy the host. The lytic phage replicates in the host and then releases many new phages that can infect more bacteria. The first step in testing phage is reproduction and purification. Once the concentrated and purified phage culture is produced, it can be stored and/or used for antimicrobial research using phage-specific hosts. Phage contamination of bacterial cultures is a common complication in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The presence of phages in the culture can interfere with the identification and isolation of bacteria, thereby biasing the results. Bacteriophages are not sensitive to antibiotic treatment and therefore difficult to remove from infected bacterial cultures. Phages are ubiquitous and abundant, which may become a serious problem for companies that use microbial cell lines to produce recombinant products.

Our Services

Creative Biolabs is committed to providing high-quality services to help solve the problem of phage contamination. The company's goal is to meet customer needs in a manner that meets the highest environmental, safety, and ethical standards. Our company applies the same standards to its suppliers and other partners. Our Services are listed as follows, but are not limited to:

Prophage test

Prophage test

Creative Biolabs provides high-quality prophage test services. Mytomycin C is used to induce the development of active phages from the prophage status (if present) of the E. coli bacterial cell bank.

Lytic phage test

Lytic phage test

Creative Biolabs provides lytic phage test services and it is used to test whether there are lysed phage contaminants in the E. coli bacterial cell bank as part of the pre-bank test.

Phage titer

Phage titer

Creative Biolabs provides bacteriophage services and this test is used to assess the concentration of phage contaminants in the E. coli bacterial cell bank.

Phage identification

Phage identification

Creative Biolabs provides spot services and the next-generation sequencing method is applied in the de no construction of phage sequence, and then the highest match is made to the NCBI database.

Cutting Edge Science

Sanger Sequencing	Next Gen Sequencing
Real - Time PCR	Digital PCR
Southern/Northern Blotting	Microbial Testing

The Advantages for Our Customers

We will be your representative with phage isolation, from quoting to custom isolation service.
Knowledge of your isolation, saving you time and money.
Professionals analyze test data and effectively assist in solving technical problems.
Our team is dedicated to meeting your needs as quickly as possible.
Direct isolation combined with a plaque assay will be applied in the detection of phages

Perfect and thoughtful pre-sales and after-sales service to solve customer problems in a timely manner.

Creative Biolabs can meet the needs of customers for providing phage test services on time and on budget. Our skilled and dedicated scientific researchers ensure that the most suitable methods and techniques are selected for each professional for your project. If necessary, please feel free to contact us.

Please kindly note that our services can only be used to support research purposes (Not for clinical use).