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SEA-PHAGES Community
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General Message Board
A place to post messages of interest to the SEA-PHAGES community, such as undergraduate research opportunities, job postings, paper announcements, etc.
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Jul 23, 2024 8:39 AM |
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Shared SEA-PHAGES Phages
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Apr 27, 2022 8:55 PM |
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Host-Range Project
A forum for discussions and questions about the SEA-PHAGES community project investigating the host range of a known panel of phages.
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5 | 33 |
Mar 21, 2019 10:08 AM |
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Xeno Project
A forum for discussions and questions about the SEA-PHAGES community project seeking phages that are defended against by a Xeno lysogen.
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4 | 8 |
Jun 7, 2017 6:37 PM |
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Messages for Cabrini College
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May 31, 2016 11:44 AM |
Science
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Phage Biology
No question is too simple or too complicated! Ask questions about phages here.
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17 | 62 |
Mar 7, 2024 7:32 PM |
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Annotation
Questions about calling genes/tRNAs, selecting start sites, predicting functions, etc.
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52 | 233 |
May 16, 2024 3:58 PM |
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Cluster-Specific Annotation Tips
This forum contains sub-forums that have specific and critical information you'll need to know when annotating phages of certain clusters.
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2 | 6 |
Jun 6, 2023 11:45 AM |
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Lysogeny/Immunity
Questions and discussions about temperate phages, the lysogenic life cycle, genetic switches, immunity, repressors, super-infection, etc.
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9 | 31 |
Sep 28, 2023 1:08 PM |
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Papers
Questions about or suggestions of interesting papers related to phages.
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3 | 11 |
Jun 20, 2023 3:25 PM |
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Bioinformatic Tools and Analyses
A forum for questions and discussion about bioinformatic tools beyond the standard DNA Master and Phamerator. Ask about programs/analyses like Gepard, ANIs, Gene Content Similarity, SplitsTree, Clustal, etc.
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10 | 54 |
Apr 18, 2024 7:16 AM |
Protocols
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Phage Discovery/Isolation
Questions about how to isolate phages from the environment, including the use of enrichment protocols to help yield.
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42 | 252 |
Sep 6, 2024 11:47 PM |
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Sequencing, Assembling, and Finishing Genomes
For questions about sequencing, assembling, or finishing phage genomes.
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4 | 22 |
Nov 9, 2022 10:20 AM |
Software
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DNA Master
Using DNA Master to annotate and analyze phage genomes.
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101 | 833 |
Mar 22, 2024 12:55 PM |
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genesDB
Questions, discussions, and help related to the SEA-GENES database genesDB
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Jan 26, 2023 10:24 AM |
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Phamerator
Questions, discussions, and help related to using the comparative-genomics program Phamerator.
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22 | 178 |
Apr 3, 2024 11:07 AM |
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SEA-PHAGES Virtual Machine
Questions related to downloading, installing, and using the SEA-PHAGES Virtual Machine.
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18 | 113 |
Jan 11, 2024 1:27 PM |
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SEA-PHAGES App
Questions/comments/discussions related to using the SEA-PHAGES App, available on iOS and Android.
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2 | 14 |
Aug 27, 2019 11:04 AM |
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PECAAN
A forum for questions about the Phage Evidence Collection and Annotation Network developed at Western Kentucky University.
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29 | 137 |
May 22, 2024 11:30 AM |
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Consed
Questions and discussions about how to use Consed to quality-control phage genome assemblies.
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2 | 9 |
Sep 23, 2023 3:12 PM |
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Newbler
Using 454's GS De Novo Assembler (aka Newbler) to assemble phage genomes.
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2 | 39 |
Sep 27, 2023 8:04 AM |
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Starterator
Using Starterator to compare called gene start sites across a pham, and interpreting results.
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38 | 316 |
Apr 26, 2024 9:25 PM |
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AceUtil
Questions about using AceUtil to quality-control phage genomes.
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Hosts
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Arthrobacter
Questions/comments related to using Arthrobacter species as phage hunting hosts.
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Sep 17, 2022 3:15 PM |
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Gordonia
Questions/comments related to using Gordonia species as phage hunting hosts.
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4 | 12 |
Sep 16, 2022 5:04 PM |
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Microbacterium
Questions/comments related to using Microbacterium species as phage hunting hosts.
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3 | 7 |
Sep 22, 2022 9:54 AM |
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Mycobacterium
Questions/comments related to using Mycobacterium species as phage hunting hosts.
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6 | 24 |
Jan 10, 2024 4:46 PM |
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Rhodococcus
Questions/comments related to using Rhodococcus species as phage hunting hosts.
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1 | 3 |
Dec 11, 2018 3:23 PM |
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Streptomyces
Questions/comments related to using Streptomyces species as phage hunting hosts.
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2 | 14 |
Jul 11, 2017 1:08 PM |