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Filtering by: Creator Vallota-Eastman, Alec Degree Field BioResource Research

Genetic diversity of benthic marine cyanophage as revealed by sequence analysis of various phage marker genes

Creator:

Vallota-Eastman, Alec

Abstract:

Cyanophage are viruses that infect cyanobacteria, photosynthetic microorganisms which are known to produce several anticancer and antibacterial chemical compounds. Cyanophage are significant members of microbial communities in marine and freshwater environments. There has been significant difficulty inventorying marine and freshwater cyanophage, however, due to the difficulty in cultivating their hosts....

Resource Type:

Presentation and Undergraduate Thesis