Streptomyces phage Despotellis
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| Detailed Information for Phage Despotellis | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Streptomyces scabiei RL-34 |
| Found By | Eric Micarsos, Josh Salzer |
| Year Found | 2022 |
| Location Found | Crofton, MD United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 19°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.025068 N, 76.673918 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Phage originated from a soil sample extracted from Crofton Downs Park. A 4 inch hole was dug into a section of grass; soil profile was extracted. Soil was dry, dark brown in color. |
| Naming Notes | The name comes from character from the Green Lantern comic book universe. A sentient biovirus from the planet, Khondra; a member of the Sinestro Corps., it wields the yellow ring (which is powered by fear). |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | BB |
| Subcluster | BB2 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Lysogeny Notes | Possibly virulent phage, as lysogeny testing did not produce any mesa development on plaque colonies. |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Plaque was medium in size, opaque in color, had no surrounding halo. |
| 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# | 151 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B4 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| Virtual Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
