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WKU Biology Professor and WKU Mahurin Honors College students publish research results

  • Thursday, July 20th, 2023

Dr. Rodney King, a member of the WKU Biology Department and University Distinguished Professor recently published a study in PHAGE: Therapy, Applications and Research; the only peer-reviewed journal dedicated to bacteriophage research and its applications in medicine, agriculture, aquaculture, veterinary applications, animal production, food safety, and food production. The article entitled, “Isolation and characterization of phages that bypass the requirement for RNA-mediated antitermination” is based on thesis work completed by three WKU Mahurin Honors College students.

The complete manuscript can be freely accessed at: https://bit.ly/44bYlMo for a limited time.

For more information contact Dr. Rodney King (270) 745-6910, rodney.king@wku.edu

 

 

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