Message in a Bottle, Issue 4, is now available. Download it here for a snapshot of what was covered in the Symposium faculty meeting.
Message in a Bottle, Issue 4
Written by on June 17, 2015 in Message in a Bottle.
New Actinobacteriophage Clusters
Written by on May 19, 2015 .
Dear SEA-PHAGES Faculty,
Following the expansion of our collective phage interests beyond those of Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2 155, SEA-PHAGES has collected a number of new phages on different hosts within the phylum Actinobacteria---in no small part due to your efforts! We are excited about a major push to explore this much broader landscape of microbial ...
Message in a Bottle, Issue 3
Written by on May 5, 2015 in Message in a Bottle.
Message in a Bottle, Issue 3, is now available. Download it here to read about new hosts, new websites, and new SEA-PHAGES team members.
A Continuum of Diversity
Written by on April 28, 2015 .
Our latest paper describing the genomics of 627 bacteriophages known to infect a single host is available in eLife! The phages were collected throughout the past seven years as part of the SEA-PHAGES program by more than 2600 undergraduates. Read about our work in the HHMI News or read the paper itself at eLife.
2014 Faculty Retreat and Symposium Wrap-Up
Written by on April 28, 2015 in Meetings.
Phew!
Here's a look at the video Kevin made.
Postdoc Opportunity at the University of Florida
Written by on April 20, 2015 .
We wanted to pass along the following opportunity that recently came to our attention. If you know of any SEA-PHAGES alumni who are finishing up graduate degrees and still have an interest in Mycobacteria, please let them know!
From Dr. Roy Curtiss III:
Josephine Clark-Curtiss and I are relocating our lab ...
Abstract Submission for the 2015 SEA-PHAGES Symposium
Written by on April 15, 2015 in Meetings.
It's that time of year: weather is warming, spring semesters are winding down, and taxes and Symposium abstracts are due.
This year, the due date for submitting abstracts for the 7th Annual SEA-PHAGES Symposium is 11:59 pm on April 21, 2015.
To submit an abstract for the meeting, you must be a verified SEA-PHAGES ...
Message in a Bottle, Issue 2
Written by on Feb. 23, 2015 in Message in a Bottle.
Issue #2 of Message in a Bottle, the SEA-PHAGES newsletter, is now available. See the 17 schools that will be joining the program in 2015-16, hear from Graham, and see who the keynote speaker at this year's Symposium will be.
Phamerator Database Updates
Written by on Feb. 13, 2015 .
***UPDATE***
As of late 2015, all phages of Actinobacteria will be consolidated into a single Phamerator database. The server/datbase information is (case-sensitive):
Server: http://phamerator.webfactional.com/databases_Hatfull
Database: Actino_Draft
To update your copy of Phamerator to point to this new database, open Phamerator then go to Edit-->Preferences and enter the database and server above, taking care to ...
Annotation: What's new in 2014-15?
Written by on Jan. 13, 2015 .
The revised DNA Master Annotation Guide is available on PhagesDB and the sea-wiki. Below are some important revisions to note.
- The process for submitting genomes for annotation QC has changed slightly. You are asked to submit two .dnam5 files. Particular attention to functional calls is needed.
- Start-site decision-making has been modified to use the Karlin/Kaplan ...