title: Method for isolation of Bacteroides bacteriophage host strains suitable for tracking sources of fecal pollution in water.
abstract: Bacteriophages infecting Bacteroides are potentially a good tool for fecal source tracking, but different Bacteroides host strains are needed for different geographic areas. A feasible method for isolating Bacteroides host strains for phages present in human fecal material is described. Useful strains were identified for application in Spain and the United Kingdom. One strain, GA-17, identified as Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, was tested in several locations in Europe with excellent performance in Southern Europe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Andrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Payan
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ebdon
authors.forename: Huw
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gantzer
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ottoson
authors.forename: Georgos T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Papageorgiou
authors.forename: Anicet R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Blanch
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lucena
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jofre
authors.forename: Maite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muniesa
mesh_terms: D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000821:virology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005060:Europe; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D013045:Species Specificity; D014876:Water Pollution