Unlocking the genomic repertoire of a cultivated megaphage
Andra Buchan, Stephanie Wiedman, Kevin Lambirth, Madeline Bellanger, Jose L. Figueroa, Elena T. Wright, Patil Shivprasad Suresh, Qibin Zhang, Julie A. Thomas, Philip Serwer, Richard Allen White III
This paper characterizes the genomic and proteomic features of the only cultivated megaphage, phage G, using multiomics and AI, revealing its unique structure, functional genes, and cryptic regions.
npj Viruses · Sep 30, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology