Arthrobacter phage BigGroundhog
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| Detailed Information for Phage BigGroundhog | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Carly Kirkland, Eden Pitcoff |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Poughkeepsie, NY United States |
| Finding Institution | Marist University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.719484 N, 73.935908 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was found on August 26th 2025 - it contained lots of debris including rocks, grass and extra sediment. Additionally The soil was sandy and very dry. |
| Naming Notes | We chose the phage name to reference the groundhog hole outside Leo Hall where the soil sample was collected, and included 'Big' because our phage consistently formed notably large plaques. |
| 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 | Clear, circular and varied in size but mainly contained large plaques. Plaques stayed similar sizes throughout the process. |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 2.0x10^7 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| Virtual Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |