Mycobacterium phage BBomb
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| Detailed Information for Phage BBomb | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Alysa Lanier |
| Year Found | 2021 |
| Location Found | Prescott, AZ United States |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Tech |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.595361 N, 112.429572 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The phage was found in a pot that grew potatoes; the soil was made from a mix of compost and local soil. The site that the phage was collected from is in close proximity to a lake where a lot of wildlife live. The soil was collected 10.6 cm below the surface and was loose and moist. The sample was mailed to me from my father in Arizona then isolated and processed in Virginia. |
| Naming Notes | Since my father sent me the soil, I let him name the phage. I explained to him how phage work and how this phage in particular was very strong and lytic. He then came up with the goofy yet accurate name BBomb. The first part of the name "B" is shortened form of bacteria and the last part of the name "Bomb" is to describe the phage's lytic nature. |
| 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 | The tail length is measured to be 113 nm and the head diameter is measured to be 37 nm. The Head appears to be hexagonal in 2D inferring an icosahedron shape in 3D. |
| 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# | 134 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | A5 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
