Mycobacterium phage Pico
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| Detailed Information for Phage Pico | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Madeleine Walters |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | Blacksburg, VA USA |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Tech |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Discovery Notes | Found 8/23/2016 at 10:45AM at Margaret Beeks Elementary School in Blacksburg, VA. The soil was extracted from under many trees, it was slightly moist, and ~20 feet from the road. Though it was semi-close to a road, there seemed to be very little activity in the area. |
| Naming Notes | I was hungry, wanting Chipotle, and "Guac" was already taken... so the next best thing is Pico de Gallo! |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Lysogeny Notes | Temperate |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Medium-large sized plaques Opaque transparency |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 9.55x10^7 pfu/ml |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 31 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D5 |
| Available Files | |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
