A reproducible, accurate, and time efficient quantitative PCR (qPCR) method to enumerate T7 bacteriophage is described here. The protocol clearly describes phage genomic DNA preparation, PCR reaction preparation, qPCR cycling conditions, and qPCR data analysis.
Peng, X., Leal, J., Mohanty, R., Soto, M., Ghosh, D. Quantitative PCR of T7 Bacteriophage from Biopanning. J. Vis. Exp. (139), e58165, doi:10.3791/58165 (2018).