Mycobacterium phage Sharkbait
Sharkbait Plaque Picture
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Detailed Information for Phage Sharkbait
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found BySarah Hillson and Sarah Reed
Year Found2012
Location FoundBoulder, CO USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Boulder
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation TemperatureNot entered
GPS Coordinates40.001461 N, 105.267058 W Map
Discovery NotesSeptember 9th, 2012
Muddy soil
Near a sidewalk in a muddy area; not much vegetation
Naming NotesSharkbait was named because in the movie Finding Nemo, Nemo has to withstand a bunch of tests in order to be accepted. Our phage also had to withstand many tests, including our incompetence, and therefore, we thought it was worthy of he name Sharkbait.
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 NotesClear and small (1 mm)
Incubation time: 48 hours
Incubation temperature: 37 °C
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
SEA Lysate Titer 7.0e10
Date of SEA Lysate Titering Oct 29, 2012
Pitt Freezer Box# 40
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# 58
Available Files
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
Virtual Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload