• Question: what viruses have you identified

    Asked by dedoid to Oli on 11 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Oliver Charity

      Oliver Charity answered on 11 Nov 2016:

      Hi dedoid,

      I’ve managed to identify several bacteriophage (bacteria killing viruses) within populations of a nasty tummy bug Salmonella by looking at DNA sequences. My work focusses more on the interactions between the two, as this is a fundemental part of using these viruses as additives to food, and to clear infections in animals and humans. I’m also interested in something these viruses create, which is called a ‘lysin’, which is a protein which gobbles up bacterial cell walls.

      Oli

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