Damian Magill

Uncovering novel phage defense systems through genomic island analysis in Streptococcus thermophilus

This study identifies novel antiviral defense systems in Streptococcus thermophilus by analyzing genomic islands, revealing previously uncharacterized systems and highlighting their role as reservoirs of bacterial immunity.

Tree Explorer (T-REX): Bridging Phylogenetic and Phenotypic Data for Enhanced Analysis and Interpretation

T-REX integrates phylogenetic and phenotypic data to improve visualization and querying of evolutionary relationships.

Strengthening Phage Resistance of Streptococcus thermophilus by Leveraging Complementary Defense Systems

This study identifies and validates 21 accessory defense systems in S. thermophilus, showing that some provide stronger phage resistance than CRISPR-Cas, especially when combined or expressed from plasmids.

Application of a Machine Learning Approach Towards the Targeted Identification of Phage Depolymerases

The paper develops a machine learning model to identify phage depolymerases with 90% accuracy using amino acid features.