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Phage Biology
No question is too simple or too complicated! Ask questions about phages here.
17 62 Mar 7, 2024
7:32 PM
Annotation
Questions about calling genes/tRNAs, selecting start sites, predicting functions, etc.
54 242 Mar 10, 2025
3:30 PM
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. It is meant to be a READ ONLY Forum, filled with reviewed/curated information. Please do not post questions here. Use CATs forums when you can. For 2025, you can find them here! https://seaphages.org/forums/forum/231/ Find a topic (usually under the forum "Annotation" when posting a question that applies to more than one cluster.
2 6 Jun 6, 2023
11:45 AM
Lysogeny/Immunity
Questions and discussions about temperate phages, the lysogenic life cycle, genetic switches, immunity, repressors, super-infection, etc.
10 34 Feb 26, 2025
4:10 PM
Papers
Questions about or suggestions of interesting papers related to phages.
3 12 Oct 26, 2024
10:35 AM
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.
12 61 Mar 27, 2025
11:27 AM