Mycobacterium phage Procella
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Detailed Information for Phage Procella
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByAbigail Atkinson
Year Found2015
Location FoundProvidence, RI USA
Finding InstitutionBrown University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation TemperatureNot entered
GPS Coordinates41.829722 N, 71.40235 W Map
Discovery NotesFound under tree on September 10, 2015. Tree is located outside of Andrews Commons at Brown University. In slightly damp soil, light rain, taken from within 3 centimeters of surface. Urban environment, six meters from nearest building, about a meter from nearest sidewalk. Signs of mulch.
Naming Notes"Procella" means tempest, storm, or hurricane in latin. Phage plaques are circular with center clearing and turbid outer ring, resembling a hurricane.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesPhage has two size ranges. "Small" are typically 1-2 mm in diameter, turbid, but with little sign of center clearing. "Large" are typically 3-6 mm in diameter, with turbid outer ring and inner clearing. Size seems to be linked at least partially to incubation time.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload