Rhodococcus phage ArcFiver
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| Detailed Information for Phage ArcFiver | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Rhodococcus equi NRRL B-16538 |
| Found By | Brenna N. Coleman |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Grandville, MI United States |
| Finding Institution | Calvin University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.89375 N, 85.738831 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil was dark and loamy, above the grave of an unfortunate lapine casualty of Prof. Wertz's wife's vehicle. |
| Naming Notes | Fiver has two namesakes. The First: Fiver, the main character in Adams' Watership Down, in honor of its humble origins The Second: ARC Trooper CT-5555 ('Fives') from Star Wars: The Clone Wars. A brave, intrepid special operations soldier who very nearly saves everyone. Named in his honor and in hopes that Fiver can live up to this in future medical uses. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | University of Pittsburgh Genomics and Proteomics Core Laboratories |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Approx 1.5 mm across. Circular and typically clear. Suspected to be a lytic phage. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 185 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | A4 |