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Table 1 Current CFES specific for phages’ production

From: Cell-free expression system: a promising platform for bacteriophage production and engineering

Year of publication

Phage bacterial host

Type of host

Cell extract preparatory host

Genetic/System modifications

Phage

Phage titer (PFU/mL)

Reference

2024

E. coli

Gram-negative

E. coli JM109

Addition of 15µL GamS (150 mM)

100 ng gDNA

M13

105

Xu et al. [66]

2024

E. coli

Gram-negative

E. coli JM109 cells harboring the helper phage plasmid

Addition of 15µL GamS (150 mM)

a. Phagemid

b. Phagemid

with the pMB1 origin of replication

M13

a. 108

a. 109

Xu et al. [66]

2024

E. coli B

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21-∆recBCD Rosetta2

T7 genome is re-assembled from long PCR fragments to allow for genetic manipulations in the study.

“GenBank consecutive accession codes PP384393 to PP384410”.

T7 (Boca Scientific, #310025)

1010-1011

Levrier et al. [57]

2024

E. coli B

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21-∆recBCD Rosetta2

 

Phage T6

169 kbp

GenBank: NC_054907

~ 108

Levrier et al. [57]

2024

E. coli BE [67]

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21-∆recBCD Rosetta2

 

Phage VpaE1

88 kbp

GenBank: NC_027337.1

~ 1010

Levrier et al. [57]

2024

Salmonella LT2

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21-∆recBCD Rosetta2

 

Phage FelixO1

86 kbp

GenBank: NC_005282

~ 108

Levrier et al. [57]

2024

Salmonella LT2

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21-∆recBCD Rosetta2

 

Phage S16

160 kbp

GenBank: NC_020416

~ 108

Levrier et al. [57]

2024

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium strain LT2

Gram-negative

E. coli

a. Without supplemental energy mix

b. With an energy mix which includes dNTPs

Phage FelixO1

86 kbp

GenBank: NC_005282

a. 5.4 × 107

b. ~4.0 × 108

McFarlane et al. [68]

2024

E. coli strain BE

Gram-negative

E. coli

Without supplemental energy mix

VpaE1

7.5 × 1010

McFarlaneet al. [68]

2023

E. coli BL21 ATCC BAA-1025

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21 ATCC BAA-1025

Overexpression of inf C, OxyS, and CyaR

T7 (ATCC BAA-1025-B2)

~ 108-109

Brooks et al. [28]

2023

E. coli BL21 ATCC BAA-1025

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21 ATCC BAA-1025

Repression of recC, and rna

T7 ATCC BAA-1025-B2)

~ 107-109

Brooks et al. [28]

2022

E. coli K603, F+

Gram-negative

E. coli BL12 (DE3)

pQβ7 plasmid or Qβ (+)-RNA

3% PEG 6000

Cell extract of 24.3 mg/mL protein

Qβ Shaklee et al. [69]

~ 106

Rasmussen et al. [70]

2022

E. coli EV36

Gram-negative

E. coli Rosetta 2 transformed with pAD-LyseR plasmid

Using CRISPER/Cas 9 selection and SpyTag/SpyCatcher system to attach proteins to the minor capsid protein

K1F & K1F-GFP-SpyTag

109

Liyanagedera et al. [24]

2022

E. coli DSM 613

Gram-negative

E. coli Rosetta 2 (DE3)

Addition of 2µL GamS (150 µM)

T7 phage, DSM 4623

1012-1011

Emslander et al. [52]

2022

E. coli DSM 613

Gram-negative

E. coli Rosetta 2 (DE3)

Addition of 2µL GamS (150 µM)

MS2 phage, DSM 13767

1012-1011

Emslander et al. [52]

2022

Bacillus subtilis DSM 5547

Gram-positive

E. coli Rosetta 2 (DE3)

B. subtilis

housekeeping sigma factor SigA

Addition of 2µL GamS (150 µM)

Phi29 (NCBI ID: NC_011048.1)

DSM 5546

1010

Emslander et al. [52]

2022

Bacillus subtilis DSM 402

Gram-positive

E. coli Rosetta 2 (DE3)

B. subtilis housekeeping sigma factor SigA

Addition of 2µL GamS (150 µM)

Goe1 (vB_BsuP_- Goe1, NCBI ID NC_049975.1)

DMS 101030

1010

Emslander et al. [52]

2022

Yersinia pestis EV76

Gram-negative

E. coli Rosetta 2 (DE3)

Addition of 2µL GamS (150 µM)

PhiA1122 (NCBI ID:

NC_004777.1) [71]

108

Emslander et al. [52]

2022

Enteroaggregative E. coli [72]

Gram-negative

E. coli Rosetta 2 (DE3)

Addition of 2µL GamS (150 µM)

CLB-P3 (GeneBank: OL800706)

1010

Emslander et al. [52]

2022

Klebsiella pneumoniae (Bw1)

Gram-negative

E. coli Rosetta 2 (DE3)

Addition of 2µL GamS (150 µM)

vB_KpS_Muc5

(GeneBank: OM687892)

108

Emslander et al. [52]

2021

E. coli

Gram-negative

E. coli Rosetta 2 (DE3)

Using 5 sonication cycles and 0.5 mg/mL lysozyme

T7

Up to 109

Falgenhauer et al. [53]

2021

E. coli B

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21 Rosetta 2

Addition of 3 µM of chi6 short DNA

Addition of 0.1 mM dNTPs

PEG8000, 3.5% (4.3 mM)

T7 (Boca Scientific)

1013

Garenne et al. [44]

2018

E. coli B

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21 Rosetta 2

1 nM gDNA

Magnesium glutamate 4–7 mM

Potassium glutamate 40–80 mM

PEG800, 3% v/v

T4

108

Rustad et al. [30]

2017

E. coli B

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21 Rosetta 2

Addition of 0.5 µM Chi6 short DNA

0.25 nM gDNA

T7 (Boca Scientific)

~ 1011

Marshall et al. [73]

2016

E. coli B

Gram-negative

E. coli

Addition of dNTPs

0.25 nM gDNA

T7 (NCBI ID: NC_001604.1)

3.35 × 1011

Garamella et al. [19]

2016

E. coli HF4714

Gram-negative

E. coli

5 nM gDNA

PhiX174 (GenBank: J02482.1)

1.9 × 1012

Garamella et al. [19]

2016

E. coli C-1

Gram-negative

E. coli

150 nM gDNA

MS2 (NCBI ID: NC_001417.2)

4.23 × 1012

Garamella et al. [19]

2012

E. coli C

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21 Rosetta 2

Addition of 0.5 nM dNTPS

30 nM gDNA

3.3 µM GamS

PhiX174 (New England Biolabs)

~ 106

Shin et al. [74]

2012

E. coli B

Gram-negative

E. coli BL21 Rosetta 2

Addition of 0.5 nM dNTPS

1 nM gDNA

3.3 µM GamS

T7 (Boca Scientific)

~ 1010

Shin et al. [74]

  1. kbp: kilobase pairs