Mycobacterium phage Astraios
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| Detailed Information for Phage Astraios | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Bethany Hung |
| Year Found | 2015 |
| Location Found | Providence, RI USA |
| Finding Institution | Brown University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.817432 N, 71.391 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Isolated from soil adjacent to the Seekonk River in India Point Park, about half a meter off a cement footpath in a small patch of grass. The soil sample was about 2 cm deep. It was collected on 9/10/15, a rainy day about 65ºF; the soil was moist. |
| Naming Notes | Astraios is the titan god of the stars and the planets – but I just really like the word. |
| 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 | Plaques are of variable size, about 2 to 4 mm in diameter. They are translucent, indicating likely lysogenic phage type. |
| 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 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
