Mycobacterium phage DoDahGrimes
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| Detailed Information for Phage DoDahGrimes | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Alana Harris and Grace Anderson |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| 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 | 37.244 N, 80.432 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Wooded area beside apartment. Urban/suburban. No foot traffic, indirect sunlight, under a small tree, brush, and grass. Near apartment, parking lot, and sidewalk, but elevated from all three. Little to no human interaction. |
| Naming Notes | DoDahGrimes knows how to get down and dirty. Literally. It's in the name. Inspired by the famous leader of The Walking Dead, Rick(y) Do Dah Grimes, who seems to always be dirty, which is why the name works so well. We found our phage in a soil sample after all! |
| 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 plaques were rounded, medium in size, as well as close in size. The plaques were also nice and clear. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
