Rationale: There is not enough time to continue to pursue a high titre lysate from Mellissa’s phage. The results for MEL X are shown below.

Control for MEL X plaque assay

MEL X plaque assay. The agar did not solidify correctly so it is not smooth, but there is no evidence of plaque.

Next Steps:

Focus on group data for the essay and give up on finding a phage 🙁