Mycobacterium phage Hunger
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Detailed Information for Phage Hunger
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByDylan Ekern and Majd Al Suqri
Year Found2018
Location FoundBoulder, CO USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Boulder
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation TemperatureNot entered
GPS Coordinates40.0073 N, 105.2594 W Map
Discovery NotesSoil sample was taken from a flower bed at ~10AM on January 22nd, 2018.

There was melting snow in the flower bed and the soil sampled was relatively moist.
Naming Notes"Hunger"

While performing plaque streaks and titer assays, the phage tended to clear plates or otherwise dominate the plate with numerous plaques, as if the phage were hungry.
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 NotesSmall, clear plaques of ~1mm in size, often smaller.

They often resemble pin heads.
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 2.1X10*9 pfu/ml
Pitt Freezer Box# 92
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# D7
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload