Mycobacterium phage Virgo
Virgo Plaque Picture
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Detailed Information for Phage Virgo
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByChristopher Collado
Year Found2015
Location FoundFreeport, NY USA
Finding InstitutionLehigh University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Unknown
Isolation Temperature2°C
GPS Coordinates40.647 N, 73.586897 W Map
Discovery NotesDug up soil from garden in the backyard of my home. Very cold and also basically in the dead of the winter when soil sample was obtained.
Naming NotesDecided to name phage after own astrological sign.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Lysogeny NotesAfter 24 hours, plaques are pinprick sized. After 48 hours, they grow to varied sizes, ranging from 0.5-1mm plaques with turbid halos. And after 72 hours, sizes vary even more, and plaques grow from .5mm up to 2mm. The plaques turbid halo grows thicker and the plaque starts to resemble a bullseye with a clear center, the thick turbid ring, and a slight shadow surrounding the plaque by .5-1mm.
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesAt 24 hours the phage is uniform with small pinprick plaques. At 48 hours the sizes vary
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 1.65*10^7
Date of SEA Lysate Titering Mar 5, 2015
Pitt Freezer Box# 15
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# H5
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload