Mycobacterium phage Caliente
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| Detailed Information for Phage Caliente | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Emily Gabourel, Evanann Whitaker-Woodcock |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | Spokane, WA USA |
| Finding Institution | Gonzaga University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.6675 N, 117.39778 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Caliente was found under a flower bed on the Gonzaga University campus. The soil was of dark color, was wet and damp, contained small amounts of sand and rock, and was exposed to very little foot traffic. |
| Naming Notes | Caliente was named because of its preference for hot climates. Among all the phages discovered in Gonzaga's 2013 Fall Semester Phage Lab, it was the only bacteriophage to grow at all under hot conditions. |
| 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 | Caliente is a lytic bacteriophage that creates plaques of about 1-2 millimeters in diameter. It grows more rapidly and spreads farther under hotter conditions. |
| 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# | 6 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | A9 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
