Mycobacterium phage ChainChomp
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| Detailed Information for Phage ChainChomp | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Anna Broshkevitch |
| Year Found | 2018 |
| 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 | 37.2332 N, 80.4205 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil sample taken from flower bed next to entrance to a residential building on the Virginia Tech campus (fairly high traffic area). The soil sample was clay-like and very damp, and was taken from about 6 cm deep under a thick layer of mulch. The outdoor temperature at the time of collection was 27 degrees Celsius. |
| Naming Notes | The name was inspired by a character on Mario Kart that visually resembles the phage. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | A |
| Subcluster | A3 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques were clear (lytic), with the most common size being approximately 1 mm in diameter. The plaques had a clearly defined border and tended to vary in size based on the age of the culture plated. |
| 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# | 80 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | A11 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |