Publications with KPIF acquired phage images
An P, Barbieri M, Bisi DC, Butela K, Danley AH, Grogan C, Hilldorfer B, Manish B, McDade KK, Neumann EJ, Nigam A, Patterson R, Saini A, Walker S, Williams OG, Warner MH. 2026. Complete Genome Sequences of Eleven Cluster DJ Gordonia rubripertincta Bacteriophages. MicroPubl Biol. Jan 16;2026:10.17912/micropub.biology.001910.
Arens DK, Jensen M, Rose MA, Zamora HM, Huh EY, Hwang E.Y. 2026. Phage mediated growth inhibition and biofilm disruption of the endodontic pathogen Enterococcus faecalis. PLOS ONE 21(6): e0350657. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0350657
2026. A polyvalent phage shapes bacterial dynamics. J Virol 100:e01363-25.
Diaz B, House T, Padala M, Schoeniger JS and Mageeney CM. 2026. HtPIP: High-throughput phage isolation platform increases diversity and reduces isolation time using multiple bacteria. Front. Microbiol. 17:1845440. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1845440
Trinh, J., Mutalik, V.K. and Mageeney, C.M., 2026. Discovery, induction, and screening of prophages in clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates. PHAGE, p.26416549261461823.
Benson E, Blount M, Chauhan S, Ehrhart J, Foster A, Ingber A, Julian M, Kwansah D, Le T, May E, Mazel E, Morency E, Nelson S, O’Toole C, Potter K, Vita L, Weigand K, Monti D. 2025. Complete Genome Sequence of the Cluster DJ Actinobacteriophage, Petito, isolated on the host Gordonia rubripertinca. MicroPubl Biol. Jan 3;2025:10.17912/micropub.biology.001456
Lawton JG, Reddy AD, Herrera VM, Strain RJ, Mekonnen EE, Stearns FW, Obae SG, Glaser RL. 2025. Genome sequences of three temperate actinobacteriophages from clusters FA and AS. MicroPubl Biol. Feb 7;2025:10.17912/micropub.biology.001444.
Labib S, Hafeez A, Choudry H, Ali R, Hussain K, Olascoaga E, Khan M, Kamal Y, Fatima S, Slakeski N, Syeda M, Muhammad I, Khan B, Pérez Morales T. 2025. Complete genome sequences of Cluster FE Arthrobacter globiformis phages Piku and Utopia. MicroPubl Biol. Dec 16;2025:10.17912/micropub.biology.001903
Merchant R, Kirk V, McClish I, Ferrara M, Garcia L, Oesch R, Barrera-Moncayo I, Blair A, Eaton E, Gatto G, Geoffrion L, Kirkman M, Kouchich-Martens A, Madduri L, Rosa S, Valdez M, Zamora A, DeVeaux L, Jobe N, Goncz K. 2025. Genome Sequences of Bacteriophages Natasha and RustyBoy, Isolated on Arthrobacter globiformis , and Fazel, Isolated on Gordonia rubripertincta in Southwestern New Mexico. MicroPubl Biol. Dec 15;2025:10.17912/micropub.biology.001988.
Sagalovsky A, Camarushi A, Prabakaran JD, Shahzad A, Nguyen N, Mirahmadian D, Ibino MA, Mutasim A, Okusanya E, Zaki C, Kardaniyazd K, Ramsey H, Kargbo J, Fuamazeh B, et. al Caruso SM. 2025. The complete genome sequence of the cluster BE1 Streptomyces Bacteriophage Riptide includes genes encoding ribosome-associated proteins. Microbiol Resour Announc 14:e00776-25.
Shah N, Bryant PS, Chandrasekaran M, Chaudhari AJ, Chaudhary RA, Cheng C, Jackson NJX, Kende AS, Koodaly A, Kyasa RS, Mahmood I, McHarg KJ, Naimi IS, Tuedon AT, , Smith ZM, Caruso SM. 2025. Complete genome sequences of Streptomyces phages HazuAndZazu and Tubberson. Microbiol Resour Announc 14:e00361-25
Badiola MLP, Befano KD, Berger ML, Blanco CR, Ghunney N, Lee JG, Myat LP, Nguyen JK, Ober EM, Press-Porter KM, She BT, Watkins JS, 2023. UMBC Phage Hunters, Caruso SM. 2024. Genome sequence of bacteriophage GiJojo, isolated using Streptomyces mirabilis in Catonsville, Maryland. Microbiol Resour Announc, 0058424
Barnes O, Workman CJ, Patterson NC, Oesch R, Johnson KL, Goncz K, Sharbrough J, DeVeaux LC. 2024. Desert diversity: genome sequence of Gordonia rubripertincta cluster DJ phage Mossy and cluster DV phage Erutan. Microbiol Resour Announc,13:e01245-23
Cousins, S.R., Dufour, G.R., Law, K., Nichols, R.M., Sladek, B.J., Aniapam, C.R., Tarbox, B.P. and Savage, E.F., 2024. Genome sequence of the lytic bacteriophage Alucard, a cluster EE actinophage. Microbiol Resour Announc,13(1), pp.e01017-23
Horton EN, Beach EK, Cook KT, Cronin KG, Haag AT, Salter SM, Stojanovic NA, Fry ZE, Connolly BM, Hare RF, Ettinger AH, Poxleitner MK, Anders KR. 2024. Complete genome sequence of Microbacterium foliorum phage Curie, a podovirus isolated from soil in Spokane, Washington. Microbiol Resour Announc 13:e00408-24.
Jin H, Chana NK, Tang AL, Kaur P, Lamichhane B, Leung SC, Scheiderer D, Sivaprakasam V V, Marcelino DT, Hull GJ, Kamara TM, 2023 UMBC Phage Hunters, STEM BUILD at UMBC Cohort 7, Guimaro MC, Caruso SM. 2024. Genome characterization of BI2 subcluster Streptomyces scabiei bacteriophages GoblinVoyage and Doxi13. Microbiol Resour Announc e0058124
Kumar SV, Schaffer N, Bharmal Z, Mood Q, , Erill I, Caruso SM. 2024. Complete genome and characteristics of cluster BC bacteriophage SoJo, isolated using Streptomyces mirabilis NRRL B-2400 in Columbia, MD. Microbiol Resour Announc.0:e00068-24
deCarvalho, Tagide, Elia Mascolo, Steven M. Caruso, Júlia López-Pérez, Kathleen Weston-Hafer, Christopher Shaffer, Ivan Erill. 2023. Simultaneous entry as an adaptation to virulence in a novel satellite-helper system infecting Streptomyces species. International Society for Microbial Ecology
Cleary, Katherine E., Charles Pelagalli, Marly Cassford, Nathan Berry, Elizabeth Aguas, Brandon Kim, Tagide deCarvalho, Deborah Jacobs-Sera, Steven M. Caruso, Kathleen Cornely. 2023. Genome sequence of Streptomyces BM cluster phage Frankenweenie. Microbiol Resour Announc
Ismail, Ahmed, Tanuj Saini, Ahmed Al Qaffas, Ivan Erill, Steven M. Caruso, Louise Temple, and Allison A. Johnson. 2023. Evidence of a Set of Core-Function Genes in 16 Bacillus Podoviral Genomes with Considerable Genomic Diversity Viruses,15, no. 2: 276
Davis, Faith, Baily Kakacek, Delaram Doorandish, Tamar Goldwasser, Neyiasuo Agboha, Steven M Caruso and Ivan Erill, 2022. Genome Sequences of Streptomyces Bacteriophages Fabian, FlowerPower, Geostin, RetrieverFever, and Vorvolakos. Microbiol Resour Announc
Eleven, E., Esparza, C., Abernathy, A., Bradshaw, A., Garcia, M., Jobe, N., Pyper, K., Skaar, C., Goncz, K., Sharbrough, J. and DeVeaux, L.C., 2022. Genome Sequences of Gordonia rubripertincta Phages LilyPad and PokyPuppy. Microbiol Resour Announc 11(11), pp.e00958-22
Mascolo, Elia, Satish Adhikari, Steven M. Caruso, Tagide deCarvalho, Anna Folch Salvador, Joan Serra-Sagristà, Ry Young, Ivan Erill and Patrick D. Curtis, 2022. The transcriptional regulator CtrA controls gene expression in Alphaproteobacteria phages: Evidence for a lytic deferment pathway. Frontiers in Microbiology
Park, Yvette, Gillian McCarthy, Hadeeqa Mustafa, Gemma M. Feild, Snigdha Puram, Hager Younes, Danyah Imam, 2021. UMBC Phage Hunters, STEM BUILD at UMBC Cohort 5, Ivan Erill and Steven M. Caruso, 2022. Complete Genome Sequences of Streptomyces Bacteriophages Annihilus, TonyStarch, Thiqqums, CricKo, ClubPenguin, RosaAsantewaa, and PherryCruz. Microbiol Resour Announc, 11 (11)
Caruso, S. M., deCarvalho, T. N., Huynh, A., Morcos, G., Kuo, N., Parsa, S., & Erill, I. 2019. A novel genus of Actinobacterial Tectiviridae. Viruses, 11(12)
Blocker, D., Koert, M., Mattson, C., Patel, H., Patel, P., Patel, R., Paudel, H., null, n., Erill, I., Caruso Steven, M., Dennehy John, J., 2018. Complete Genome Sequences of Six BI Cluster Streptomyces Bacteriophages, HotFries, Moozy, Rainydai, RavenPuff, Scap1, and SenditCS. Microbiol Resour Announc 7, e00993-00918
Lee, M., Puglisi, K. M., Erill, I., & Caruso, S. M. 2018. Complete Genome Sequences of HonestAbe, Anthony, and Taffo16, Three Cluster C Bacillus cereus Group Bacteriophages. Genome Announcements, 6(25), e00493-00418
Erill, Ivan, & Caruso, S. M. 2018. Complete Genome Sequence of Streptomyces Bacteriophage Abt2graduatex2. Genome Announcements, 6(3), e01480-01417
Erill, Ivan; Caruso, Steven M. 2017.Bacillus cereus Group Bacteriophage Flapjack Genome Sequence. Genome Announcements, 5, 31