Mycobacterium phage Blobber
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| Detailed Information for Phage Blobber | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Montasia Smith |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Blacksburg, VA 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 | 37.228 N, 80.419 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was found within of the soils of urban Blacksburg, close to the building structure of Newman Library |
| Naming Notes | The blobbing dispersal of the phage encouraged me to name this phage Blobber. This phage seems to be in closer "blobs". The clusters of little blobs create whole blobs by nature. We are the Blobs. |
| 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 plaques were turbid to almost clear. |
| 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# | 168 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | G7 |
| Available Files | |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
