Mycobacterium phage Curiosity
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| Detailed Information for Phage Curiosity | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Michael Teti |
| Year Found | 2012 |
| Location Found | Nyack, NY USA |
| Finding Institution | Alliance University (formerly Nyack College) |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.085933 N, 73.930947 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Phage isolated, purified, and harvested by Michael Teti. Soil characteristics Type: Sandy Color: Charcoal Gray-to-Brown Texture: Moderate moist to dry; small (penny-size and smaller) pebbles within the dirt Depth: 2in below surface Location: Just south of Boon Campus Center (up on the hill) along the concrete path (=Upland Dr.) leading to Shuman Hall. EM picture taken by Brian E. Ford (Queens College). |
| Naming Notes | Inspired by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover. |
| 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 | During the third iteration of the Titer Purification Dilution Assay (NOTE: the titer assays were done after three consecutive purification streak tests), plaques were clear, on average 3mm in size, and their edges were sharp after about 48 hours. Large, lytic plaques. |
| 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# | 37 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | 56 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |