Arthrobacter phage Amalfi
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Detailed Information for Phage Amalfi | |
Discovery Information | |
Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
Found By | Aidan Hanson |
Year Found | 2023 |
Location Found | Plano, TX United States |
Finding Institution | Baylor University |
Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
Isolation Temperature | 32°C |
GPS Coordinates | 33.068356 N, 96.731883 W Map |
Discovery Notes | Lab Protocols were aided by Martha Toursarkissian and Caleb Welch This was found in the discover's backyard of his own house in Plano, Texas. High Titer Lysate: 4.38 x 10^9 pfu/ml After more Amplification a High Titer of 2.3 x 10^10 pfu/ml was calculated |
Naming Notes | The name “Amalfi” was chosen for this phage as a tribute to the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Within the waters surrounding Amalfi, a fish by the name of Agualia appears, which has a shape that resembles that of the newly found bacteriophage. |
Sequencing Information | |
Sequencing Complete? | No |
Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
Character of genome ends | Unknown |
Fasta file available? | No |
Characterization | |
Cluster | AM |
Subcluster | -- |
Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
Plaque Notes | Phage was around 1 mm in size and lytic. The average bacteriophage head size was approximately 46.45 nm. The average bacteriophage tail length was approximately 232.5 nm. |
Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
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# | 184 |
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | H10 |
Available Files | |
Plaque Picture | Download |
EM Picture | Download |