Mycobacterium phage Phasquatch
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| Detailed Information for Phage Phasquatch | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Alicia Bare & Alexis Estes |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Harrisonburg, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | James Madison University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.45171 N, 78.86915 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The phage was discovered by Alicia in Harrisonburg Virginia. The soil was located directly beside a river that is frequented by a flock of ducks. The sample was taken from the surface and was very damp. |
| Naming Notes | The phage was named after Sasquatch, we love him/her very much. |
| 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 | Phasquatch forms very small plaques, and frequently grew at low titters. The phage was weak. We showed a spot test plate to show that the phage did not grow to a high titter. |
| 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# | 170 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | F2 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
