Mycobacterium phage DirtyDerring
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| Detailed Information for Phage DirtyDerring | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Brandi Thomas |
| Year Found | 2019 |
| Location Found | Blacksburg, VA United States |
| 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 | 37.2293 N, 80.4255 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Phage was isolated from a soil sample collected in a flower bed outside of Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA. The soil was collected from a depth of approximately 4 cm under a layer of mulch. The sample was collected after a light rain. |
| Naming Notes | "Dirty" because the phage was isolated from a soil sample. "Derring" because the phage was isolated near a building of the same name. |
| 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 | The phage has a hexagon-shaped head and a long, non-contractile tail of approximately 244nm (measured using imagej). |
| 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# | 101 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | H11 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
