Gordonia phage Aflac
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| Detailed Information for Phage Aflac | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540 |
| Found By | Andrew Baca |
| Year Found | 2020 |
| Location Found | Las Vegas, NV United States |
| Finding Institution | College of Southern Nevada |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 33°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.0663 N, 115.1149 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The phage was collected at a community park where there were ducks and geese present. The sample was taken from a spot that had clear signs of moisture, and had fecal matter on the surface of the surrounding area. |
| Naming Notes | The name originated from a popular insurance commercial that used a duck as the their mascot. The reason I decided to use that name is due to the presence of ducks at the area where the phage was collected. |
| 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 | After rounds of purification the plaques presented themselves in a semi clear fashion. The plaques also had clear margins with a mixture of large and small sizes. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |