SEA-PHAGES: Adv. Phage Genetics/BioS 396
Term: Fall Semester 2017, starting Aug 28, 2017
Primary Instructor: Vassie Ware
Type: Other
Hosts used: Streptomyces griseus
Number of students: 11
Sophomores: 1
Juniors: 7
Seniors: 3
Meetings per week: 3
Hours per week: 10.0
Students (sophomores, juniors, and seniors) in this course continue phage research after completing the year-long phage courses (started in their freshman year and continued into the sophomore year). This advanced course includes both microbiology and bioinformatics, depending on the individual interests of the students. Phage hunting may also be included using different hosts other than Mycobacterium smegmatis (e.g., Gordonia, Microbacterium, and Streptomyces).