Rhodococcus phage Praegressus
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| Detailed Information for Phage Praegressus | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Rhodococcus erythropolis RIA 643 |
| Found By | Stephanie Fine |
| Year Found | 2014 |
| Location Found | Boston, MA USA |
| Finding Institution | Florida Gulf Coast University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.347054 N, 71.134128 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was collected by an Florida Gulf Coast University alumna, Michaela Smith, who now attends Boston University. The soil was taken from urban Boston very near Commonwealth Avenue. |
| Naming Notes | Praegressus is a Latin word meaning advance, development, evolution, which I thought was fitting for a phage because of how quickly viruses can mutate and evolve. Praegressus has been the name of my blog since I began college three years ago. |
| 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 | Plaques are lytic, nearly completely transparent, and about 1.5 mm in size with defined edges. |
| 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# | 124 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D6 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |