Mycobacterium phage VaMP
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| Detailed Information for Phage VaMP | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Pooja Raval and Megan Ruedas |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | Virginia Beach , VA USA |
| Finding Institution | Old Dominion University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.781667 N, 76.256389 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | A soil sample was obtained from a vegetable garden in Virginia Beach, Virginia on September 7, 2016 at a depth of 30.48 cm. The air temperature was approximately 29.44 C. Many different species of insects were present within the soft, aerated soil. |
| Naming Notes | The name was VaMP was chosen for this phage because it was discovered in Virginia (Va) by Megan (M) Ruedas and Pooja (P) Raval. |
| 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 round, lytic, and 3.5 mm in diameter. |
| 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# | 39 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D1 |
| Available Files | |
| EM Picture | Download |