Revathy Krishnamurthi

Revathy Krishnamurthi is an experimental Molecular Microbiologist. Her primary interest is to understand the basics of bacteriophage biology. Bacteriophages exist from the bathypelagic zone of the ocean to the GI tract of humans. She thinks that phages are the cause of vast prokaryotic diversity as they are the drivers of horizontal gene transfer. She has previous experience in characterising the essential genes of Escherichia coli K12 that are part of cryptic prophages. At present, she is experimenting on unravelling the role of bacteriophages in one of the significant epidemic strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the Liverpool Epidemic Strain (LESB58).