The Discovery and Isolation of Seven New Bacteriophages
Presentation Type
Event
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Daniel Williams
Major
Biology
Presentation Abstract
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. Because they only affect bacteria cells, they are useful for phage therapy to cure certain bacteria-borne illnesses, without having negative effects on human patients. In the fall of 2018, Bio 121L students participated in SEA-PHAGES with the goal of discovering a new bacteriophage. Through the duration of this course, we discovered seven new bacteriophages, two of which (Mayweather and Kenosha) have been sequenced. With this information, we are now able to map, analyze, and assign functions to the genes present in these phage's DNA, learning more about their biology. Collectively, our work contributed to a larger project on increasing our understanding of phage diversity that may lead to potential phage therapeutics.
Course
Bio 492
Location
Lib Jackson Student Union, Atrium
Start Date
16-4-2019 12:30 PM
End Date
16-4-2019 2:30 PM
Disciplines
Biology
Recommended Citation
Cutaia, Tyler; Dalenburg, James; Bonaccorso, Krystal; Shirley, Olivia; Wallace, Shionnah; Slimani, Zahra; Busby, Brooke; and Anderson, Takiah, "The Discovery and Isolation of Seven New Bacteriophages" (2019). Undergraduate Research Competition. 11.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2019/poster/11
The Discovery and Isolation of Seven New Bacteriophages
Lib Jackson Student Union, Atrium
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and kill bacteria. Because they only affect bacteria cells, they are useful for phage therapy to cure certain bacteria-borne illnesses, without having negative effects on human patients. In the fall of 2018, Bio 121L students participated in SEA-PHAGES with the goal of discovering a new bacteriophage. Through the duration of this course, we discovered seven new bacteriophages, two of which (Mayweather and Kenosha) have been sequenced. With this information, we are now able to map, analyze, and assign functions to the genes present in these phage's DNA, learning more about their biology. Collectively, our work contributed to a larger project on increasing our understanding of phage diversity that may lead to potential phage therapeutics.