Abstracts from the 2024 SEA Symposium

Go to abstract list page Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Characterization and Genome Annotation of Actinobacteriophage MoiGyank Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Discovery and Characterization of Novel Actinobacteriophages Aria and Annalisa Allegany College of Maryland | The Utilization of Phages to Treat Severe Acne Austin Community College | Isolation and characterization of Bacteriophage Agaliana and Teodoridan at Austin Community College in Texas. Austin Peay State University | Comparative genome analysis of cluster EF bacteriophages Ajin and OverHedge. Baylor University | The Discovery, Isolation, and Characterization of Arthrobacter Phage Sue2 Benedictine University | Arthrobacter sp. phage isolation and characterization using a variety of soil samples, a pilot study for a research classroom at Benedictine University Benedictine University | Characterization of Microbacterium foliorum phages isolated from public and private soil sites Bowling Green State University | Annotation of genes associated with lytic life cycle of a cluster B1 lytic bacteriophage, Eugenia Calvin University | Phamtastic Phages and Where to Phind Them: Rhodococcus equi phages Carthage College | The HankSprout (EA1) and Onika (EC) Chronicles: An Annotation Journey Chatham University | Contamination of Microbacterium Cluster EE Phage in the Laboratory Setting Chatham University | Decontamination of Microbacterium Cluster EE Phage in the Laboratory Setting Coastal Carolina University | Genome annotation of the temperate A9 phage EmyBug Coastal Carolina University | Molecular Characterization of mycobacteriophage Refuge College of Charleston | Complete Genome Sequence of the Subcluster B13 Mycobacteriophage Hashim76 College of Charleston | Isolation and Genomic Annotation of the L-Cluster Mycobacterium Bacteriophage Jobypre College of Southern Nevada | Isolation and genome annotation of the novel actinobacterial phage Eddiemania. College of St. Scholastica | Lysogeny investigations in Cluster F1 Phages LittleShirley and Guppsters College of St. Scholastica | Identification of cytotoxic genes in mycobacteriophage Brusacoram College of William & Mary | Doc and Deb's Wild Adventure: A Tale of Two F1 Phages Colorado State University-Pueblo | Using Cytotoxicity and Bacterial-2-Hybrid Assays to Investigate Phage Sheen Gene Functions Columbia State Community College | Genome comparison of three A1 subcluster bacteriophages Dussy, Dexes and Manatee. Coppin State University | Complete genome Sequence of Mycobacterium smegmatis Phage Rummer, a Subcluster A3 Actinophage Coppin State University | Genome Annotation of the Mycobacterium phage Delphidian Culver-Stockton College | Isolation, Purification and Annotation of Novel Mycobacterium Phage JDog Doane University | Annotation of Gordonia terrae Phage BigShaq in CS2 Subcluster Drexel University | There are no mistakes, only happy accidents: Deviation from phage amplification protocol yielded high titers of the novel Actinobacteriophage OldNelly (EA1) Durham Technical Community College | Phorget-Me-Not: Annotation of PotPie and Deconvolution of Gordonia Bacteriophages Eastern Nazarene College | Characterization and Genome Annotation of Judebell and RicoCaldo isolated from Microbacterium foliorum Florida International University | Discovery and Genome Annotation of the New Phage, Biscayne, discovered in Miami Florida International University | Discovery and Annotation of a New Bacteriophage, Bush, with Potential New Translational Frameshift within its Cluster Florida International University | Genome Comparison of two Novel Viruses, Biscayne and Bush, Isolated from Microbacterium foliorum Florida International University | Isolation and Characterization Of the Novel Bacteriophage GreenIvy Florida International University | Exploration of Possible Translational Frameshifts in Phages of the EA5 Cluster George Mason University | Isolation, Characterization, and Analysis of Bacteriophage Hortihabitatio George Mason University | Isolation, Characterization, and Analysis of Gordonia phage Typhonomachy Hampden-Sydney College | Bosection 6: A novel Cluster N Mycobacterium smegmatis bacteriophage Harford Community College | Discovery and Characterization of Gordonia Phage Madvan Hope College | Isolation and Genomic Analysis of New B3 and C1 Mycobacteriophages Howard Hughes Medical Institute | Exploring the cytotoxicity and essentiality of gene products encoded by F1 mycobacteriophage NormanBulbieJr Howard University | Isolation and Characterization of B1 Bacteriophages: Dice, Olak, Orefu, Pacifista, Ricotta, and Selr12. Illinois Wesleyan University | Miraculous Microbacterium Phages: The Discovery of Jollipop and Farmer Doug Indiana University-Southeast | DoobyDoo: a Gordonia siphovirus in the DV cluster Iowa State University | Phage hunting for Microbacterium foliorum James Madison University | Conservation of gap and overlap sizes between adjacent genes Kansas State University | Flint Hills Phages - RiverRaider: the Saga of a Misfit La Sierra University | Nearly two thirds of the genes encoded in the first half of phage Jeeves are toxic when overexpressed in Mycobacterium smegmatis La Sierra University | Characterization of the 4 HNH Endonucleases encoded within phage Bugger Lee University | Isolation and Annotation of Novel Phages Avvas and DaftyDuck Lehigh University | Investigating Mycobacteriophage Genomic Relationships and Immunity Patterns Lehigh University | SEA Expeditions in an Advanced Phage Research Course at Lehigh University Lehigh University | Exploring Cluster N Mycobacterium Prophage Genes Involved in Host Defenses Lehigh University | Analysis of Mycobacteriophage Kumao Gene Functions with the SEA-GENES Research Project at Lehigh University LeTourneau University | Comparative Analysis of Cluster A Bacteriophage Tape Measure and Minor Tail Protein Phamilies LeTourneau University | Isolation and Characterization of Mycobacterium phage FreddyB, the First Cluster F Phage Isolated in East Texas LeTourneau University | Isolation and Genomic Characterization of Mycobacterium phage Pygmy LeTourneau University | Isolation and Characterization of Mycobacterium phage Astalavista LeTourneau University | Comparative Analysis of Cluster A Mycobacteriophage Serine and Tyrosine Integrases LeTourneau University | Perceived Pre-, During, and Post-Annotation Student Difficulties and Confidence Levels While Annotating Their First Phage Genome LeTourneau University | Isolation and Characterization of Mycobacterium phage Jackal McGill University | Genome Annotations of phages CabbageMan and SJReid Metropolitan Community College | CapTrips: Saga of discovering a putatively benevolent phage against the soil bacteria, Gordonia rubripertincta Metropolitan Community College | The World of Novel Phages Welcomes FortCran, a Bacteriophage with a Large Genome to be Annotated Miami University | Podo Parties with Phage Astartes: a New Subcluster EK2 Phage from Ohio Montclair State University | MiniBagel and Mooshroom: Two Novel Arthrobacter phage Neumann University | Optimizing the Adsorption of Known Bacteriophage; JaimeB: A Comparative Study of Divalent and Monovalent Salts New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Fazel, A Desert Phage in the DJ Cluster, Contains Seven Orphams New York Institute of Technology | Cluster FD phage Swim has a linear genome and no integrase but still forms lysogens. Northwestern College | Annotation of Three Actinobacteriophages: TukTuk, Shamu, and Megatron06 Northwestern College | Mousing Around with Bacteriophages: A Genetic, Biochemical, and Immunological Comparison of Island3 and Sbash Nova Southeastern University | Genome Characterization and Annotation of Two Newly Discovered Bacteriophages MakoManhole and Penjamin420 Purdue University | Singers and Soda: The discovery and characterization of A. globiformis phages Pitbull, MissAmericana, RootBeer, DoctorPepper, and MellowYellow Purdue University | Mycobacteriophage and Human Histidine Triad Protein Homologs: Bridging Human Tumor Suppression and Bacteriophage Host Control Queensborough Community College | Pimento a typical DI phage Saint Joseph's University | A Fungi-de to Bacteriophage Strobilo Saint Joseph's University | Comparative Genomics of F1 Bacteriophages: Decoding the Genetic information of Jinglebell and PhesterPhotato Saint Leo University | CytoGenes: Deciphering the Potentially Cytotoxic Gene of Mycobacteriophage TootsiePop. Saint Leo University | Exploring Variability in E-Cluster Phages: Insights from Comparative Genomics Research Southeastern Louisiana University | Characterization of Arthrobacter phages BenchScraper (AY) and Kovu (AL) Southern Connecticut State University | Characterization of a temperate Cluster FA phage 'Pucara' from the host Arthrobacter, and a lytic Cluster EF phage 'Snakehole' that infects Microbacterium foliorum. Southern Maine Community College | Florida phage, Maine host: Genomic characterization of a singleton phage infecting a marine microbacterium Spelman College | Genome sequencing of Arthrobacter globiformis and Gordonia rubripertincta phages using Nanopore and Illumina technologies Stevenson University | Isolation and Characterization of ChuckDuck, a Cluster FA phage Stevenson University | First dip in the SEA: Phage Discovery and Genome Annotation at Stevenson University SUNY Old Westbury | Investigating gene functions in the F1 cluster phage Akhila Tarleton State University | Isolation and Characterization of Microbacteriophages Ganandorf and Godfather Tarleton State University | Amplification and Cloning of Mycobacteriophage Pixie and ThetaBob Genes Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa | Effect of environmental temperature, collection time, sampling depth, and isolation method on the detection of phages in soil from Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico Universidad Nacional de Rosario | Discovery of indigenous phages of Microbacterium foliorum from various habitats of Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rosario | Complete genome annotation and analysis of the Microbacterium foliorum bacteriophages Garey24 and Nicky22 University of California, Los Angeles | Development of a Multi-Host Enrichment Approach for Phage Isolation University of California, Los Angeles | Characterization of Novel Cluster GI Through Intercluster and Cross-Host Analyses University of California, Los Angeles | Comparative Genomics of the Tail Region in Cluster AO Phages University of California, Los Angeles | Diverse intracluster and intercluster relationships between novel cluster AZ and EH bacteriophages University of California, Los Angeles | A Comparative Analysis of Operon Gene Functions in Cluster AZ Phages University of California, Los Angeles | Comparative Analysis of Integrase Diversity in Arthrobacter Bacteriophages University of California, Los Angeles | Cross-host Comparison of AZ Subclusters Using Nucleotide and Protein Function Analysis University of California, Los Angeles | Unveiling the Intercluster and Intracluster Dynamics of Mycobacterium, Rhodococcus, and Corynebacterium Phages Through Bioinformatic Analysis University of California, Los Angeles | Investigation of Potential Genes Influencing Host Specificity in Cluster AZ1 and EH Phages University of California, Los Angeles | Characterizing Genomic Similarities in Propionibacterium-Infecting Bacteriophages University of California, Los Angeles | Wyborn and Sicarius2 Exhibit Slight Divergence from Other Subcluster AO2 Phages University of California, Los Angeles | Conservation of Genes in the DNA-Binding Gene Cluster of Phage ShakeItOph University of California, Los Angeles | Diversity in The Endolysin Gene of Arthrobacter sulfureus Bacteriophages: Genetic and Structural Insights University of Colorado Boulder | Discovering Bacterial Defense Systems within Mycobacteriophage Miryou University of Connecticut | Intein Containing Genes in Actinophages From Subclusters A1 and C1 University of Hawaii at Manoa | Complete Genome Annotation of Actinobacteriophage Casino University of Ibadan | Computational Analysis of Microbacterium Phage Kevanna Genome University of Ibadan | Annotation and Characterization of Mycobacterium Bacteriophage Jayhawk University of Ibadan | Complete Genome Sequence Annotation of Arthrobacter Bacteriophage Mudpuppy University of Louisiana at Monroe | Annotation and Comparative Analysis of Gordonia phage Miskis (Cluster CQ) University of Louisiana at Monroe | Usefulness of Restriction Enzymes to Predict Cluster Assignments of Novel Gordonia Bacteriophages University of Maine, Honors College | AAA to the Rescue: Characterization of Novel A1 Phages Hermia, QTRlifeCrisis, and LilBib University of Maine, Honors College | Pharb song: you’re K3, you’re lysogenic, and you’re plain. University of Maine, Honors College | What’s That Smell? Two Novel Mycobacteriophages Stink and Stank. University of Maine, Honors College | Characterization of a novel cluster MabC prophage genome discovered in the genome of pathogenic Mycobacterium chelonae isolate University of Maine, Honors College | Applejack, a Novel A1 Mycobacteriophage with Unique Genomic Characteristics University of Maine, Honors College | The Duality of Double Agent Agent47 University of Maine, Honors College | Unveiling Megsy: An Exploration of a Novel Phage Genome University of Maine, Honors College | Unraveling the Mystery of novel Cluster F4 phage Lunastella University of Maine, Honors College | The Discovery of DosHalletts: An F1 Cluster Mycobacteriophage University of Maine, Honors College | Characterization of the mycobacteriophage Teaspoon, a unique cluster E phage. University of Maine, Honors College | Trash to Treasure: An Analysis of Cluster B1 Phage, Quisquiliae University of Mary Washington | Phage Hunting at the University of Mary Washington University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Characterization of Bacteriophage GiJojo: Insights into Genomic Relationships University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Genomic Characterization of the Novel Bacteriophage GoblinVoyage University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Genome Analysis of Streptomyces Bacteriophage GiJojo University of Massachusetts Amherst | Isolation and Characterization of Microbacteriophages KingJulien, NickSell, and StirfryIV University of Massachusetts Amherst | The experiences of undergraduate teaching assistants in a large-scale implementation of Phage Discovery University of Massachusetts Amherst | Isolation and Characterization of Microbacteriophages BirdInFrench and Wilca University of North Florida | A Walk through the Bacterial Landscape - An Investigation of Phams Containing Genes from Multiple Clusters University of North Georgia | Isolation and Genome Characterization of Mycobacteriophage Mao1 University of North Georgia | Isolation and Characterization of Mycobacterium smegmatis Phage Landor University of North Texas | Isolation, Characterization, and Genome Annotation of North Texas Streptomyces baarnensis bacteriophages ElGato, Jevington, and Samora University of North Texas | Isolation and Characterization of Three Phages infecting Streptomyces baarnensis University of Ottawa | Unveiling Bromden's Secrets: A Nicotinate Ribosyltransferase as the Ultimate Power Play Gene University of Ottawa | Identifying the blank space in Streptomyces bacteriophages Superstar and Rideau University of Ottawa | Sorry Charlie! SEA-GENES takes on corporate marketing and a well-characterized cluster N phage University of Ottawa | We’ve seen this film before: two more AZ cluster phages, Exile and AinMach, found in Ottawa. University of Ottawa | Genetic characterization of super-infection immunity in AZ cluster phages University of Ottawa | Barbie’s Microscopic World: Characterization of Arthrobacter globiformis Bacteriophages BarbieDoll, Renaldo, and Zeina University of Ottawa | Unraveling Uncommon Traits: Annotating Aikyam and Raqqa, Distinct AY Phages University of South Florida | Identification of Two Novel Immunity Genes in F2 Cluster Phage Avani University of South Florida | Analysis of a Unique Thymine Metabolic Pathway in the Genome of CT Cluster Phage MaVan University of Southern California | The Characterization of Phage Clock Virion Tail Assembly Genes (EA5 Subcluster) University of Southern California | Using Phylogenetic Analysis to Compare FO cluster phage (JanetJ) to Phage in Other F Clusters University Paris-Saclay | So far and yet so near: what is an ocean for cluster EA phages infecting Microbacterium foliorum ? Virginia Tech | Babyback and Silvy: A comparison of novel A2 and N cluster mycobacteriophages Western Kentucky University | Discovery and Genomic Characterization of Bacteriophage BigBubba Western Kentucky University | Discovery and Genomic Characterization of Bacteriophage Xandras Winthrop University | Continued Characterization of Mycobacteriophage ExplosioNervosa Winthrop University | Isolation, Characterization, and Initial Sequence Comparisons of 13 Soil Mycobacteriophages at Winthrop University Xavier University of Louisiana | Discovery of Bacteriophage SuMoo and Annotation of its Genome Xavier University of Louisiana | Discovery of Novel Bacteriophage SantasSleigh Xavier University of Louisiana | The Discovery and Characterization of Bacteriophage Barroma Xavier University of Louisiana | Exploring Bacteriophage Diversity: Insights from Louisiana University Environments