Charles Pelagalli ’25
Mycobacteriophage Maravista, an F1 cluster phage infecting Mycobacterium smegmatis
Charles Pelagalli ’25, Biochemistry major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Cornely, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Poster Presentation: Wednesday, April 24, 1:30 – 3 p.m.
This project involves the isolation and purification of mycobacteriophage Maravista. The phage was purified from soil samples; then the DNA was isolated, sequenced and annotated. Based on sequence similarity with other mycobacteriophages, Maravista is an F1 cluster phage.
