Mycobacterium phage Elfo
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| Detailed Information for Phage Elfo | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Genna VanHook |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| 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 | 37.24255 N, 80.36357 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was collected near the side of the road about 200-300 feet from a cow pasture. |
| Naming Notes | The name of my phage is the name of my favorite character from my favorite show; Disenchantment. I think that if my phage could talk, he would embody Elfo. |
| 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 | My phage always made very turbid plaques that were visible best with lower dilutions. The average tail length was about 125 nm. |
| 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# | 168 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | G12 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
