Mycobacterium phage PhidoII
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| Detailed Information for Phage PhidoII | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Lindsay Young |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Finding Institution | Johns Hopkins University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was discovered from a sample taken from the Decker Gardens of Johns Hopkins University on September 7, 2016. On this day the air was dry with a temperature of 84 degrees Fahrenheit, and the soil sample was slightly damp. |
| Naming Notes | I named this phage after a common dog name, as my time spent working with this phage reminded me to the loyalty that a dog has to its owner. My phage was reliable and did as I wanted it to, making lab and my first experience doing scientific research enjoyable and fun. |
| 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 plaques developed by this phage look similar to pinpoints. The plaques are circular, clear, and have well-defined edges. The phage dimensions under electron microscopy showed the head to be 0.118 micrometers and the tail to be 0.116 micrometers. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| 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# | 71 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B9 |