Four letter SEA-PHAGES code: SMCC
Location: South Portland, ME USA
Website: http://www.smccme.edu/
Joined SEA-PHAGES: PHAGES Cohort 4 (started in 2011)
Buddy school: University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Term type: None
Total SEA-PHAGES sections taught: 13
Total SEA-PHAGES students: 71
Southern Maine Community College joined the SEA in 2011 as an Associate member of Cohort IV.
SEA Faculty
Primary Faculty Contact
SEA-PHAGES Faculty Members
Legal Contact
Bill Fletcher, General Counsel, 207-767-0116
wfletcher@mccs.me.edu
SEA Publications
Genome sequence of the lytic bacteriophage Alucard, a cluster EE actinophage
Cousins et al, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 2023
Academic Terms
fall 2024 ▼
Start: Sep 02, 2024, End: Dec 13, 2024
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 122 99
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 6
Sophomores: 6
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
Spring 2024 ▼
Start: Jan 16, 2024, End: May 10, 2024
PHAGES Sections in this Term
No sections entered for this term yet
Spring 2024 ▼
Start: Jan 16, 2024, End: May 10, 2024
PHAGES Sections in this Term
No sections entered for this term yet
Fall 2023 ▼
Start: Aug 28, 2023, End: Dec 16, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
No sections entered for this term yet
Spring 2023 ▼
Start: Jan 30, 2023, End: May 13, 2023
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Genome Research
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Additional Instructor: Emily Savage
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 6
Freshmen: 1
Sophomores: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall 2022 ▼
Start: Aug 29, 2022, End: Dec 16, 2022
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Genome Research Biol 122
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Additional Instructor: Emily Savage
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall semester ▼
Start: Aug 30, 2021, End: Dec 17, 2021
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 122
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 5
Freshmen: 3
Sophomores: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
The htree freshmen are isolating phage. The two sophomores are developing a qpcr assay for cluster EE phage. They will use the assay in an eDNA approach to locate biofilms where EE phage might be found.
Fall semester 2019 ▼
Start: Aug 26, 2019, End: Dec 14, 2019
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 124
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Microbacterium foliorum
Number of students: 18
Freshmen: 18
Meetings per week: 1
Hours per week: 2.0
Fall 2018 ▼
Start: Aug 27, 2018, End: Dec 14, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 124
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: No host information yet.
Number of students: 2
Sophomores: 2
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 2.0
We are working to isolate a ,arine Actinomycetes to use as a host for marine phage discovery
Spring semester 2018 ▼
Start: Jan 16, 2018, End: May 12, 2018
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 127 11
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
One student is anootating a phage that infects M. smegmatis, Two students are experimenting with a lysogenic marine phage, two students are discovering more marine phage
Fall 2017 ▼
Start: Aug 28, 2017, End: Dec 15, 2017
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 125
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 3
Sophomores: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Fall semester ▼
Start: Aug 29, 2016, End: Dec 16, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Genome Research Biol 122 IS
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 3
Sophomores: 3
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Spring semester 2016 ▼
Start: Jan 19, 2016, End: May 14, 2016
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 127-11
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
In addition to annotating mycobacteriophage we are annotating three marine phage genomes. One infects Cellulophaga and two infect Vibrio
Fall semester 2015 ▼
Start: Aug 24, 2015, End: Dec 18, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 122
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 5
Sophomores: 5
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
spring 2015 ▼
Start: Jan 12, 2015, End: May 09, 2015
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 127
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Additional Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In silico (phage genomics/bioinformatics)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 4
Sophomores: 4
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
In addition to annotating a mycobacteriophage genome we cloned and had sequenced portions of a marine phage genome.
Fall semester 2014 ▼
Start: Aug 25, 2014, End: Dec 14, 2014
PHAGES Sections in this Term
Biol 122 99
Primary Instructor: Brian Tarbox
Type: In situ (phage discovery/microbiology)
Hosts used: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Number of students: 4
Sophomores: 4
Meetings per week: 2
Hours per week: 4.0
Institution Addresses
Current Mailing Address
Brian Tarbox
Southern Maine Community College
Fort Road
Marine Science Center
South Portland, ME 04106
USA
XXX-XXX-XXXX
Current Shipping Address
Brian Tarbox
Southern Maine Community College
Fort Road
Marine Science Center
South Portland, ME 04106
USA
XXX-XXX-XXXX