Isolating and Characterizing novel Veillonella Phages and Phage-Resistant Mutants

Authors

Luke Huss, North Hennepin Community College
Anubhav Basu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Carin K. Vanderpool, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2025

Abstract

• Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses that target bacteria.
• Lytic phage infections cause cell destruction, while lysogenic phages integrate into the bacterial genome and excise under certain conditions to become lytic.
• Phage therapy is of growing interest as a possible alternative or enhancement to antibiotic treatment.
• Veillonella parvula is a common oral microbe and has been found to aid the colonization of Porphyromonas gingivalis, a major cause of gum disease.
• Very few phages have been identified for V. parvula and other Veillonella species and none have been characterized or sequenced.

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Recommended Citation

Huss, Luke; Basu, Anubhav; and Vanderpool, Carin K., "Isolating and Characterizing novel Veillonella Phages and Phage-Resistant Mutants" (2025). MICRO-CCS student projects. 18.
https://spark.parkland.edu/micro_ccs_student/18