Mycobacterium phage GeneralSherman
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Detailed Information for Phage GeneralSherman
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByPaul Masters, Stella Cross
Year Found2024
Location FoundBoulder, CO United States
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Boulder
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature37°C
GPS Coordinates40.009265 N, 105.269098 W Map
Discovery NotesThe sample was collected on January 31, 2024 at 10:41am in Boulder, CO. It was collected next to a grass field between Porter Biosciences and the Carlson Gymnasium on the CU Boulder campus.
Naming NotesPhage GeneralSherman was named after civil war general William Tecumseh Sherman, who demonstrated the first modern act of total warfare in his March to the Sea. William Tecumseh Sherman practiced a form of warfare where he destroyed everything in his path which was later coined "scorched earth". This phage acted similarly in early enrichment plaque assays by clearing bacteria from plates completely.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesBased on the halos present on the plaque pictured below, GeneralSherman is thought to have a temperate morphology.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
SEA Lysate Titer 2.69E10 pfu/mL
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
Virtual Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload