Mycobacterium phage Barbarella
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| Detailed Information for Phage Barbarella | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Ameer Abugeith |
| Year Found | 2018 |
| Location Found | Santa Cruz, CA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.998972 N, 122.052611 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected from tarp-covered piles of soil near Merrill College at UCSC. The soil was collected from about 2 inches from the surface and was slightly moist but still crumbly. |
| Naming Notes | My phage displayed active growth cycles that showed both resourcefulness and resilience. These characteristics, along with my love for Jane Fonda, led me to name my phage Barbarella. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | A |
| Subcluster | A5 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Barbarella, a temperate phage, utilizes the lytic cycle for the first 24 hours, resulting in fully clear plaques. After 24 hours, a turbid plaque is formed, creating a consistent, halo morphology. |
| 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 |