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Exploring marine phage hunting in the Pensacola Beach area
University of West Florida Libraries
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2021)
2021
Abstract
A bacteriophage (often referred to as a "phage") is a type of virus that infects bacteria. Specific phage strains only infect specific bacterial species. Phages can have two types of life cycles: lytic and temperate.
• Lytic phages force a host cell to quickly replicate the virus, which causes the cell to lyse.
• Temperate/lysogenic phages mostly follow the lysogenic cycle, which does not result in the immediate death of the host.
Phages are highly abundant in ocean environments; up to 10 million phages may be found in a single drop of seawater. Despite this, not much is known about the full scope of their diversity.
Details
- Title
- Exploring marine phage hunting in the Pensacola Beach area
- Resource Type
- Poster
- Event
- Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2021)
- Contributors
- Dr. Hui-Min Chung (Faculty Mentor)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- 1 file; .pdf
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090773306600
- Academic Unit
- Biology; Office of Undergraduate Research; 2021 Student Scholars Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase; Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English