Comprehensive Characterization of a Phage Isolated from a Tilapia Farm in Selangor, Malaysia, and Its Potential for Phage Therapy.

The outbreak in tilapia has caused huge losses in the aquaculture industry worldwide. In Malaysia, several studies have reported the isolation of , but no study has reported the isolation of phages from tilapia or from the culture pond. Here, the isolation of the phage from infected tilapia is reported and it is named as vB_Sags-UPM1.