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A cluster of anti-phage systems in the bacterial genome.
What is a defence island / hotspot.
PAT.
What is the Phage Annotation Toolkit?
This French-Canadian microbiologist co-discovered phages in 1917.
Who is Felix d'Herelle?
Mars Inc. produces this chocolate bar containing caramel and peanuts.
What is snickers?
I once had a pet turtle.
Who is Rob?
Environmentally acquired DNA cassettes drive antiphage activity in this species.
What is Vibrio parahaemolyticus?
PVC.
What is Photorhabdus Virulence Cassette?
This phage structural component is considered the tail "ruler", and is long believed to be Alan's favourite phage protein.
What is the tape measure protein?
Mars, the Roman God of...
What is war?
I have a VIP membership at a claw machine arcade.
Who is Annie?
When quorum sensing it turned off, P. aeruginosa turns from its signature blue-green to this boring color.
What is brown/beige?
BREX.
What is Bacteriophage Exclusion?
First phage to have its genome sequenced.
What is PhiX174?
This 2015 movie features Matt Damon stranded on Mars.
What is "The Martian"?
I am known for my benchside power stance.
Who is Chantel?
Dual-specificity anti-CRISPRs we study in our labs.
What are AcrE3, AcrF6 and AcrC6?
CBASS.
What is Cyclic oligonucleotide-Based Anti-phage Signalling Systems?
This phage's DNA was used to first show site specific cleavage by restriction enzymes.
Bonus: what restriction enzyme(s) was it?
What is phage T7?
Bonus: HindII and HindIII
"MaRS" was originally an acronym for?
What is Medical and Related Sciences?
I can read a book upside down
Who is Tatiana?
All of these are defence systems in PA14 except: Shango, Shedu, Wadjet, I-E CRISPR Cas system, RloC2, RloC3, RM II.
What is the I-E CRISPR Cas system?
AMG.
What is Auxiliary Metabolic Genes?
What genome-wide modification do T even (T2, T4, T6) phages harbour?
What is Glycosylated 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (glycosylated 5hmC)?
The two moons of Mars.
What are Phobos and Deimos?
I know a surprising amount of Shania Twain trivia.
Who is Alan?