Endolysins, peptidoglycan hydrolases derived from bacteriophages (phages), are being developed as a promising alternative to conventional antibiotics. To obtain highly active endolysins, a diverse library of these endolysins is vital. We propose here microbial single-cell genome sequencing as an efficient tool to discover dozens of previously unknown endolysins, owing to its culture-independent sequencing method. As a proof of concept, we analyzed and recovered endolysin genes within prophage regions of
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