Mycobacterium phage BalloonParade
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| Detailed Information for Phage BalloonParade | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Ethan Bomersheim |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Williamsburgh, VA Untited States |
| Finding Institution | College of William & Mary |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Discovery Notes | The soil in which the phage was found was moist and grainy. In the first round of enrichment plating there were 10 plaques which were large and round. The environment was damp. |
| Naming Notes | I named my phage BalloonParade since it’s a Siphoviridae as it has a flexible tail which reminded me of a string attached to a balloon. The name wasn’t taken and it was under 14 characters long. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| 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 plaques were round, large, and moderately clear. The plaques frequently appeared in dilutions below 10^-7. |
| 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# | 186 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B5 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
