Gordonia phage RickyBobby26
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| Detailed Information for Phage RickyBobby26 | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia terrae 3612 |
| Found By | Nina Soffer |
| Year Found | 2018 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 32°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.445833 N, 79.961667 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This soil sample was collected from outside the VA Hospital on 9-3-18 at 1:57pm. The weather was humid and partly cloudy with a temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The surrounding vegetation included grass, small weeds, and a nearby tree. The soil itself was very dry and covered by a patch of small weeds. The area was mainly sunny with some shade from the tree. |
| Naming Notes | The name for this phage came from the movie Talladega Nights with Will Ferrell. He plays a race car driver and the character's name is Ricky Bobby who drives car number 26. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Lysogeny Notes | RickyBobby26 can proceed through the lysogenic cycle based on the observations obtained from the streaking and the unfinished patch assay protocols. After the initial spot test, there was a mesa obtained in square 0. The first experimental plate from the patch assay protocol showed growth of cells. |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques range from 1 mm to 2 mm. There are completely cleared plaques as well as plaques with cleared centers and fuzzy outer rings. |
| 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 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 91 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | A8 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
