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Preservation of corynebacteriophages by freeze-drying

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

H. R. Carne  and
R. I. N. Greaves
H. R. Carne
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP
R. I. N. Greaves
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP
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A method of freeze-drying is described by which the activity of a series of corynebacteriophages was maintained over a test period of 30 months, whereas some of these strains became inactive if stored as liquid filtered lysates at 4° C, or frozen and held at − 25° C.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , June 1974 , pp. 467 - 470
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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