Mycobacterium phage Caarimon
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| Detailed Information for Phage Caarimon | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Benjamin Robert Olenick |
| Year Found | 2017 |
| 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 | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.2277 N, 80.4252 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | I collected the soil sample from the dry clay-like soil found under a steam output pipe connected to Robeson Hall on Virginia Tech's campus. The soil sample was collected 2 centimeters deep in the soil on August 29th, 2017 at 10:01 A.M. |
| Naming Notes | I named this phage Caarimon, after the steamy, gas planet in the Outer Rim of the Star Wars universe since my soil sample was taken from the soil under a steam vent on Virginia Tech's campus. |
| 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 | Plaques are difficult to categorize since the plaques were extremely slow forming, faint, small and not very distinct. |
| 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# | 54 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D8 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
