Gordonia phage Asterix
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Detailed Information for Phage Asterix
Discovery Information
Isolation HostGordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540
Found ByThea E Trosclair and Lia Y Schwartz
Year Found2022
Location FoundSomerville, MA USA
Finding InstitutionTufts University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?No
Isolation Temperature30°C
GPS Coordinates42.403688 N, 71.12105 W Map
Discovery NotesThe soil was collected from the Tufts University Latin Way community garden. The soil was dark, fine, sandy and dense.
Naming NotesWhen I saw the small morphology of my plaques, I wanted a fun name which would represent the tiny but mighty nature of my phage. I named my phage after the cartoon character Asterix, from the sentimental comic Asterix and Obelix.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesThe morphology of the plaque is very small and circular as well as clear.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
SEA Lysate Titer 5 * 10^7 pfu/mL
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload