Mycobacterium phage ERPrometheus
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| Detailed Information for Phage ERPrometheus | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Baylor Akhavan and Evelyn Rafael |
| Year Found | 2019 |
| Location Found | Las Vegas, NV United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 25°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.113611 N, 114.144444 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Obtained on September 3, 2019, at 10:26 AM 10 cm into the soil Collected near the roots of the container 35˚C with 24% humidity, wind speeds of 6.4 kmph. GPS coordinates from where the sample was collected were: 36°6'49" N and 114°8'40" W at 612 m elevation and the soil temperature was 41.1˚C |
| Naming Notes | Several centuries ago, humanity once believed in Ancient Greek Titans that preceded even the Gods themselves. Once the Gods had come to power, humanity was still living in caves until Prometheus, a Titan, bestowed upon men and women the power of fire, which would allow civilization to begin and thrive. Often times Titans are seen as evil, due to Cronos who was notorious for eating his children, however, it is seen here that Prometheus is responsible for the beginning of something much greater. Viruses are often seen as pathogenic, but the analogy between the two prospects must be drawn in order to understand that bacteriophages may provide the spark for humanity to continue to thrive and succeed in their endeavors. |
| 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 | Typical size of 4mm with slight variation of ± 1mm Plaques appeared turbid Temperate life cycle present (lysogenic) Plaques were circular High titer of 2.5x109 pfu/ml 763 plaques needed for webbed plate 3.05 µL of a 10-4 dilution for required number of 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# | 97 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | G4 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |