Mycobacterium phage Caries
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Detailed Information for Phage Caries
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found BySheri Herbison and Mahek Patel
Year Found2024
Location FoundRichmond, VA United States
Finding InstitutionVirginia Commonwealth University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature37°C
GPS Coordinates37.531671 N, 77.452297 W Map
Naming NotesAs a predental student I thought I was a fun name.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterC
Subcluster--
Cluster Life CycleLytic
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesPhage morphology was quite difficult to describe since both times I never had clear distinct plaques. However, the plaques were turbid and extremely small about 0.2-0.5 mm in diameter.
MorphotypeMyoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
SEA Lysate Titer 10^7
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload