Mycobacterium phage ChocolateChip
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Detailed Information for Phage ChocolateChip
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByAshley Bass and Nivedha Jayaprakash
Year Found2022
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 Coordinates40.009017 N, 105.274714 W Map
Discovery NotesOn a hill, near the base of a large tree with snow nearby and mostly muddy soil.
Naming NotesThe circular head of our phage reminded us of ice cream, however, the name IceCream was already taken so we started looking at ice cream flavors. We both liked chocolate chip and it was available, so we decided to name our phage ChocolateChip.
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 NotesAppears to be a temperate phage since plaques have a cloudy halo with a clear center.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
SEA Lysate Titer 2.3×10^11 pfu/mL
Pitt Freezer Box# 156
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# B9
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload