Mycobacterium phage BoulderBoy
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| Detailed Information for Phage BoulderBoy | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Jamie Klendworth |
| Year Found | 2022 |
| Location Found | Blacksburg, VA USA |
| 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 | 37.206352 N, 80.394187 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage species was discovered behind my apartment complex. The soil was taken from underneath a crevice in a very large rock. The temperature outside was 24.4°C, and I dug approximately 5cm down to collect the sample. It was found on August 23rd, 2022 at 6:50 PM EST. |
| Naming Notes | As the discovery notes might have pointed out, I found this species near/almost inside of a very large rock/boulder, so I felt this name was appropriate. |
| 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 tend to be medium-sized, hazy, and with halos surrounding them. The sizes of each plaque varies slightly, but not significantly. |
| 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# | 153 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E6 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
