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Go to abstract list page Alliance University (formerly Nyack College) | Non-Mycobacterial Actinobacteriophages Providing More Insight to Phage Biology Baylor University | Discovering genetic diversity with NapoleonB Bowling Green State University | The Bowling Green State University Expanding Mosaic of Mycobacterium Bacteriophage Brigham Young University | Isolation of Mycobacteriophages from Sewage Cabrini University | Discovery and Annotation of Cluster AN and AK Arthrobacter Phages Calvin University | The Puritan and the Phloozy: Genomic insights into the lifestyles of Gordonia phages Jabberwocky and Schwartz33 Carthage College | Discovery and Analysis of Mashley (Cluster EG), Den3 (Cluster EA1) and Velene (Cluster EA1) Coastal Carolina University | Isolation and Annotation of Gordonia Bacteriophages Mayweather and Kenosha College of Idaho | Beauty and the Beast: Characterizing Axym and Untangling Jumble College of Southern Nevada | The College of Southern Nevada’s Exploration and Annotation into the DR and CS Clusters throughout the Las Vegas Valley College of St. Scholastica | Phylogenetic and genomic characterization of Actinobacteriophages NadineRae and PetterN College of William & Mary | Mycobacteria achiense Phages: Continuing Challenges and Unsolved Puzzles Collin College | Annotation of Phage McGalleon from Subcluster EA1 in Microbacterium foliorum Columbia State Community College | Isolation, characterization and annotation of bacteriophages using the soil-dwelling host Microbacterium foliorum. Culver-Stockton College | Isolation and Characterization of the Bacteriophage AvadaKedavra Del Mar College | The Isolation, Characterization and Genomic Annotation of a A16 Bacteriophage ‘Lucyedi’ Doane University | GENOME ANNOTATION OF MYCOBACTERIOPHAGES DUGGIE, KLOPPINATOR, HOCUS IN THE B1 SUBCLUSTER Dominican University New York | Retrieval of Mycobacteriophage from Different Types of Soils Drexel University | Novel Bacteriophages Against Environmental Phactors – Phage stability Put to the Test! Durham Technical Community College | LOST AND PHOUND: Identifying Diverse Phages Using DOGEMS and Annotation of Sixama & MinecraftSteve Fayetteville State University | Isolation and Characterization of Three Novel Mycobacterium Phages from the Sandhills Region of North Carolina. Florida International University | Phylogenetic and protein structure comparison of minor tail proteins among F cluster phages George Mason University | Identification of two Gordonia phages: SteamedHams and Suerte Gonzaga University | A jumbo discovery: Omphalos is the largest actinobacteriophage found to date Hampden-Sydney College | Phinding Phages a Good Home: A Comparative Genomic Survey of 7 adopted Cluster A Mycobacterium smegmatis phages Hillsborough Community College | Genomic Analysis of Microbacterium Phage HarperAnne Hope College | Mycobacteriophages Paphu and Philly: Two New Members of Two Familiar Clusters Hope College | 6° of Separation: The Impact of Temperature on Isolation of Cluster K Mycobacteriophages Howard Hughes Medical Institute | Characterization of Actinobacteria for Phage Hunting Howard Hughes Medical Institute | SEA-GENES: Investigating Phage Gene Function Howard University | A Kaleidoscope of phage Clusters Illinois Wesleyan University | A Phamily of Phages: Sucha, Warren, and Celaena Indian River State College | Individual and en masse sequencing of 10 Actinobacteriophage from 7 clusters and one singleton Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Beaglebox: a Mycobacterium smegmatis phage isolated from a dog kennel near IUP James Madison University | Give Them An Inch And They’ll Take A Mile: Creative Phage Projects James Madison University | A Novel Approach to Improving Automated Bacteriophage Genome Annotation Utilizing Machine Learning James Madison University | Redefining “Multiplicity of Infection”: Two Hosts and Two Phages in One Class Johns Hopkins University | Microbacteriophages ChickenKing and Benjalauren share synteny but low homology in the the EA cluster Kansas State University | Flint Hills Phages - Characterization of Microbacterium foliorum cluster EB & Gordonia terrae clusters CZ, CV, and subcluster CY1 bacteriophages La Salle University | Investigating the Programmed Frameshift in Buttons Gene 22 La Sierra University | Isolation and analysis of two Gordonia phages, CherryonLim and OhMyWard Lafayette College | PauloDiaboli from Lafayette College: Examining Genes 170, Ribonucleotide reductase R2-1 small subunit, and 174 ,Ribonucleotide reductase 2. Lehigh University | Exploring a SEA of Phages: New Insights into Phage Genome Diversity, Host-Phage Interactions, and Immunity Relationships LeTourneau University | Identification and Implications of Soil-Dwelling Bacterial DNA Methyltransferase homologs in Mycobacterium Phage Phalm Massey University | A First, New Zealand B1 & F1 Phages; Genetic Homology & Distinction Merrimack College | You Are One in a Minion(Dave): A Comparison of F1 Cluster Bacteriophages Miami University | Two new Microbacterium foliorum bacteriophages, Belthelas (EE) and Lupine (ED1) Minnesota State University Moorhead | Isolation and Characterization of Microbacterium phage Etta and Discovery of Bacteriophage Vers Using a Novel Antarctic Cryobacterium Isolate Mitchell Community College | LaviMo: Isolation, DNA Analysis, and Comparative Genomics Monmouth College | Isolation and Genomic Annotation of Novel Microbacterium Phages: Is the EC Cluster Losing Its Tail Assembly Chaperone Slippery Sequence? Montana Technological University | Investigation of 23 different Mycobacterium smegmatis lysogen strains Montclair State University | Isolation and Characterization of Novel Arthrobacter sp. and Mycobacterium smegmatis Bacteriophage from New Jersey Soil Morehouse College | Annotation of Cluster B3 Mycobacteriophages Obutu and Rita1961 Mount Saint Mary College | The Journey Continues: Annotation of three novel Microbacteriophages Stanktossa, DirtyBubble and Roman Nebraska Wesleyan University | Comparing Genomes of Mycobacteriophage Dreamcatcher and Jacksparrow Neumann University | An Expedition in the Leaves, the Characterization and Annotation of Microbacterium Phage Hiddenleaf. North Carolina A&T State University | Bacteriophages Marteena and Nubi: Distinct Clusters United by Shared Phams Northwestern College | Investigating Our Phage-Filled World: Discovery, Annotation, and Antibodies Ouachita Baptist University | Lysogenic host bacterium alters plating efficiency of Gordonia bacteriophage Providence College | Isolation of 15 novel mycobacteriophage from soil on the campus of Providence College Purdue University | Comparative genomic analysis of mycobacteriophages Krili, Corazon, Kanye, Nitzel, and Smooch Queens University of Charlotte | The Isolation and Annotation of Bacteriophages “MCubed” and “Nucci” Queensborough Community College | Annotations and Analysis of LilMoolah Radford University | Exploring the effects of environmental factors on the phylogeny of bacteriophages Rockland Community College | Digging for Diesel: A functional analysis of cluster A3 phage Dieselweasel Saint Joseph's University | There and back again with four Mycobacterium smegmatis bacteriophages. Saint Leo University | SEA-PHAGES at Saint Leo University: A Roaring Success! Discovery of Novel Phage, Comparative Analysis and Evaluation of EE and EK Cluster Bacteriophage Sequences. Salem State University | A Study in Contrasts; Annotation of an AR and J Cluster Actinobacteriophage from the Genome Exchange. Southern Connecticut State University | Characterization of a new Microbacterium foliorum Cluster EB phage 'Stromboli': A tale of toxins, giant lysins, HNH endonucleases, and a gene cluster predicted to regulate nucleotide levels. Southern Maine Community College | Seasonal lysogeny in temperate water marine phage SUNY Old Westbury | mechanisms of Genome Expansion in Phages Tarleton State University | Isolation of Cluster EA2 Bacteriophage Finny The Evergreen State College | A BLAST Result from the Past: Isolation and Analysis of Archived Cluster A6 Phage Hexamo The Ohio State University | Singleton No More: MargaretKali Finds a Match in Kumotta Truckee Meadows Community College | Characterization and Genomic Analysis of Mycobacteriophages Lewan and Heathen, Including Host Range Investigation of Phage Heathen University of Alabama at Birmingham | Immunity Testing as a Probe for Phage Diversity Prior to Full-Genome Sequencing University of California, Los Angeles | Comparative Genomic Analysis of 31 Siphoviridae Reveals Extensive Host-Dependent Relationships and Novel Phage Subclusters University of California, San Diego | Isolation and Characterization of A0 subcluster Arthrobacteriophage King2 and BK1 subcluster Streptomyces bacteriophage Beuffert from soil samples in San Diego County University of Central Oklahoma | Alyxandracam: A Newly Isolated and Annotated Microbacteriophage from Oklahoma Soil University of Colorado Boulder | Characterizing Genetic Elements in the Cluster O Mycobacteriophage Blessica University of Connecticut | Using Maximum Likelihood Phylogenetic Trees to Assess Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacteriophages and Archaeal Viruses University of Detroit Mercy | Annotation of the M. foliorum specific EA1 Bacteriophage Ioannes and Zada University of Evansville | A Comparison of Three Subcluster BE1 Phage University of Hawaii at Manoa | Determining the Function of the Hypothetical Protein Encoded By Gene Twenty-Two of the Makai Bacteriophage Genome University of Ibadan | Cluster FE-like Bacteriophages infect a range of Bacteria and can be lysogenic University of Ibadan | SEA-PHAGES 2018-2019 Session: The Ibadan Phage Hunters Experience University of Kansas | Isolation and characterization of CV-cluster Gordonia bacteriophages including JasperJr University of Lagos | Big3, a close relative of MrGordo University of Louisiana at Monroe | Comparison of the Gordonia terrae CU3 Cluster Phage Dardanus with CU1 Cluster Members and the Singleton Phage Catfish University of Maine, Farmington | Discovery and analysis of Subcluter DE3 phage RoadKill from a wastewater treatment facility University of Maine, Honors College | A study of phage with attitudes: defensive Gordonia phage Sidious and MagicMan and crazy Rhodococcus phage Whack and SleepyHead University of Mary | Host range infectivity studies of three unique annotated phages, Jiminy (B1), Doug (F1) and Malthus (K4) discovered in water and soil samples near Bismarck, ND University of Mary Washington | Phage Hunting at the University of Mary Washington University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Of clusters and mischief: the Streptomyces phageome University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Isolation of phage that infect Gordonia rubripertincta and annotation of Gibbous and Chikenjars University of Nevada Las Vegas | Cluster A1 and Cluster J Mycobacteriophages with Possible Homologous Putative Beta-Lactamase and Putative Superinfection Immunity Repressors University of North Georgia | Environmental Effects on Mycobacteriophage Cepens - Host Interactions University of North Texas | Examination of Orphams following the Tape Measure of Streptomyces phage Celia, the first member of Subcluster BD6 University of Pittsburgh | Investigating Gordonia terrae phages for the presence of prophage-mediated host defenses University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | Genomic comparisons of a set of diverse bacteriophages isolated from Puerto Rico University of South Florida | Big Things in Small Packages: EK2 Cluster Actinobacteriophage Akoni and Analysis of its “Super Gene” University of South Florida | Relationships of Genome Length, Capsid Size, Tape Measure Protein, Tail Length and Functional Gene Calls Across Multiple Phage Clusters University of Southern Mississippi | Functional analysis of conserved hypothetical genes in the cluster K bacteriophage Hammy University of Texas at El Paso | Something with BossLady University of the Ozarks | Indentification and Annotation of Gordonia Phage Avazak University of the Sciences (now St. Joseph's Univ) | West Philadelphia Born and Phaged University of West Alabama | Grabbing A1 phages by the tail: Characterization of amino acid variation and tertiary structure of the tape measure protein University of West Florida | A tale of DOGEMS – lessons learned out of M. foliorum phage hunting University of Wisconsin-River Falls | Comparative genomics of phages isolated on new host species reveals novel genome features Virginia Commonwealth University | Phinding Phages & Bacteria Phrom James River Rockpools: A comparative genome analysis Virginia State University | Discovery and Comparison of E Cluster Phages Infecting Microbacterium foliorum Virginia Tech | Discovery of a recently described mobile element in novel Mycobacteriophage Camri Virginia Tech | A Unique Absentee: Mycobacteriophage Benvolio’s Lack of an Integrase Gene Virginia Western Community College | The Isolation of Barry and the Genome Analysis of three A cluster mycobacteriophages: Dr.FeelGood, SoilDragon and NothingSpecial. Washington University in St. Louis | The inner workings and future directions for Starterator Washington University in St. Louis | Analysis of Six Novel Bacteriophages Isolated from the St. Louis Area Western Carolina University | Genetic Diversity and Surprising Host Range of Fourty-Two Microbacteriophages Isolated at Western Carolina University Western Kentucky University | Summary Of: Microbacterium Phages Clancy (EA1) & LilyLou (EK1); Arthrobacter Phage JEGGS (AM); Gordonia Phage Tangerine (DE1); and Mycobacterium Phages Mahavrat (F1), GroupThink (A3) & WideWale (A2). Winthrop University | Host range investigation of novel bacteriophages, Rhysand, Scamander, and MonChoix, Microbacterium foliorum bacteriophages isolated from the North Catawba River Region Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Comparative Genomics of EF Cluster Microbacterium foliorum Bacteriophages NarutoRun and Anakin Xavier University of Louisiana | Fun with Donkeykong: more phaging on (or at least near...) the bayou

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