Richard Puxty, PhD

University of Warwick; Puxty Lab

Anti-phage systems in non-model organisms, viral auxiliary metabolic genes, viral photosynthesis, phage ecology and evolution

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A novel phage with unusual pyrimidine nucleotide substitution: Q&A with Dr. Branko Rihtman and Dr. Richard PuxtyThis week, Madhav Madurantakam Royam interviewed Dr. Branko Rihtman and Dr. Richard Puxty about their new paper describing an unusual nucleotide substitution from deoxythymidine to deoxyuridine in a novel family of phages belonging to…Issue 135Jul 16, 2021Madhav Madurantakam Royam, Branko Rihtman, Richard Puxty

Source-reported research

Research context

AI-assisted source report. It may be incomplete or mistaken and may not reflect current work. As of 2026-10-22. Reviewed 2026-10-22.

2026-04-01: coauthored “Rolling out Plaque-2-seq: a single plaque sequencing approach enabling rapid, low-cost sequencing of phages directly from plaques”. [2] [3] [4]

Sources and review

phage.directory Observed 2026-10-22. Native directory ID and submitted public anchors in the frozen roster
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Existing accepted exact-work author slot
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Existing accepted own DOI
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Existing accepted work title

Reviewed by ai:codex-identities-ce68394c9be2. Consolidated final review. Concise dated publication-history context cites the exact supported author/work evidence; no current-project, current-employment, individual-contribution or unobserved result claims. Older work is dated and does not count as a recent-paper selection.

Source-selected papers

AI-assisted source report. It may be incomplete or mistaken and may not reflect current work. Reviewed 2026-10-22.

Rolling out Plaque-2-seq: a single plaque sequencing approach enabling rapid, low-cost sequencing of phages directly from plaques. (2026)
Listed author: Richard J. Puxty. Selection: recent. Recent phage-relevant work with existing-accepted-work; publication date precision retained. Selection is not a greatest-work or complete-coverage claim. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Sources and review

phage.directory Observed 2026-10-22. Native directory ID and submitted public anchors in the frozen roster
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Existing accepted exact-work author slot
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Existing accepted own DOI
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Existing accepted work title
doi.org Observed 2026-10-22. Canonical exact-DOI native paper ID

Reviewed by ai:codex-identities-ce68394c9be2. Consolidated final review of exact own DOI, actual author slot/identifier or independently accepted work affiliation, phage relevance and source date. Native IDs resolve the same DOI; candidate namesakes and alternate editions remain explicit holds. No global identity or employment/contribution inference.