Mycobacterium phage Alicorn
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| Detailed Information for Phage Alicorn | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Leah Arkin |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Williamsburg, VA US |
| Finding Institution | College of William & Mary |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 20°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.270337 N, 76.715257 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | At the location the soil sample was collected, the soil sample was very damp with a crumbly texture. The surface layer was sandy, while the interior was more clay-rich. It was collected from behind Swem Library, going towards the Integrated Science Center, at a depth of about one inch. |
| Naming Notes | I chose Alicorn because it’s magical and it makes my cousin very happy. |
| 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 | Started as two different morphologies, one smaller, one medium-sized, then isolated to one morphology. Once isolated, consistently small, round plaques. All plaques of one morphology. |
| 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 |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
