Mycobacterium phage Sorprida
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| Detailed Information for Phage Sorprida | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Khalil Johnson, Kemali Sappleton |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Atlanta, GA USA |
| Finding Institution | Morehouse College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 22°C |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Discovery Notes | Sample was found towards the entrance of Spelman, the cluster was identified as A, and its subcluster was 10. |
| Naming Notes | The name Sorprida is a combination of the words "Slumbering Surprise" in Spanish (Sorpresa Dormida). The name references the life cycle and behavior of lysogenic phages and how they trigger the lyse stage after being semi-dormant. |
| 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 | A typical Lysogenic phage with cloudy translucent plaques with a diameter of 2.59166mm. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
