Mycobacterium phage Elastigirl
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| Detailed Information for Phage Elastigirl | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Samantha Dinga |
| Year Found | 2012 |
| Location Found | LaGrange, KY USA |
| Finding Institution | Western Kentucky University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.384778 N, 85.398752 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was taken from dark, damp soil in close proximity to a compost pile. |
| Naming Notes | The name "Elastigirl" came from the fact that my phage has an INCREDIBLY long tail. With the long "limbs", I was reminded of the Pixar movie The Incredibles, and thus Elastigirl. |
| 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 are quite clearly lysed, and are very small. The plaques are on average 1 millimeter in diameter. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 1.03 * 10^9 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 43 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | 9 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |