Mycobacterium phage Obscurum
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| Detailed Information for Phage Obscurum | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Patricia Joseph |
| Year Found | 2019 |
| Location Found | Valley Stream, NY USA |
| Finding Institution | SUNY Old Westbury |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 21°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.689249 N, 74.0445 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was slightly damp and collected close to the surface near a tree. The soil was full of pebbles and bark. There were worms near the area. |
| Naming Notes | Obscurum is a villain that invades planets to make more beings like him. Similarly, my phage invades bacteria to make more copies of itself. |
| 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 | The rounded plaques are clear with a sharp edge. The titer is 11.9 x 10^11 pfu/ml. |
| 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# | 108 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | G7 |