Functional analysis of Gordonia phage Kenosha
Presentation Type
Event
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Daniel Williams
Major
Biology
Presentation Abstract
Phages have become medically important as alternative therapies for the treatment of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections. In the fall of 2018, the Gordonia infecting bacteriophage Kenosha was discovered and isolated by Coastal Carolina University students. Bioinformatics tools such as DNAMaster, BLAST, and Phamerator can be used to annotate phage genomes and perform comparative analysis. We are currently analyzing Kenosha's 92 genes and determining the best supported functional predictions. Bacteriophages have been used as models for viral transfection and for understanding viral integration into host cells. By analyzing the genome of Kenosha, we introduce and begin to understand a newly discovered bacteriophage and how it may potentially be therapeutic.
Course
BIOL492
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
Liner, Tessa; Smith, Alysia; Meares, Dawayne; Ramirez, Elmer; Pietrzak, Paige; Berkey, Viktoria; and Wright, Ymani, "Functional analysis of Gordonia phage Kenosha" (2019). Undergraduate Research Competition. 31.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2019/poster/31
Functional analysis of Gordonia phage Kenosha
Lib Jackson Student Union, Atrium
Phages have become medically important as alternative therapies for the treatment of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections. In the fall of 2018, the Gordonia infecting bacteriophage Kenosha was discovered and isolated by Coastal Carolina University students. Bioinformatics tools such as DNAMaster, BLAST, and Phamerator can be used to annotate phage genomes and perform comparative analysis. We are currently analyzing Kenosha's 92 genes and determining the best supported functional predictions. Bacteriophages have been used as models for viral transfection and for understanding viral integration into host cells. By analyzing the genome of Kenosha, we introduce and begin to understand a newly discovered bacteriophage and how it may potentially be therapeutic.