Propionibacterium phage Boba
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| Detailed Information for Phage Boba | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Propionibacterium acnes ATCC 6919 |
| Found By | Team Pox-anne |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Discovery Notes | Phage isolation was performed by Team Pox-anne: Alex Chassiakos, Xiaoying (Sandy) Liang, and Ziqi Zhou. The phage was isolated by direct plating of nasal microcomedones obtained by a Biore pore strip from the nose of Ziqi Zhou. TA: Rocky Ng. Instructors: Dr. Frances Mercer, Dr. Krisanavane Reddi, and Dr. Jordan Moberg Parker. |
| Naming Notes | The plaques on a bacterial agar plate were reminiscent of Boba milk tea. The capsid structure under EM also looks like a boba. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Lysogeny Notes | Patch tests demonstrated that Phage Boba has the potential to create a lysogen and superinfection immunity was observed. |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Clear plaques up to 4-6 mm. |
| 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# | 28 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E3 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |