Mycobacterium phage Bernicus
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| Detailed Information for Phage Bernicus | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Bernadette Eichman |
| Year Found | 2010 |
| Location Found | Havertown, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | Saint Joseph's University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.981383 N, 75.307897 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was collected from a tomato plant garden in a backyard of a suburban community. This garden was surrounded by the foundation of the house and the side walk. The sample was taken from 7cm below the surface and as moist. The slope gradient ran down into the garden. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| 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 | Bernadette 2010 - The plaques were turbid and contained a darker turbid ring, halo, around the edges. The average size of the plaques was 3.5-4 mm. The plaques appeared after 23-24 hours of incubation. Sydney Wynn 2023- Working with Bernicus in 2023 resulted in clear plaques that ranged from 1.5-2mm. The incubation time remained the same for 24 hours at 37 degrees C. |
| 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 |
| SEA Designator | 2010STJObernicusBE |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 16 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | 30 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |