Mycobacterium phage FlakBait
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| Detailed Information for Phage FlakBait | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Caitlyn Woodruff |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Harrisonburg, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | James Madison University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.42939 N, 78.86168 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Damp/dry soil conditions in the James Madison University arboretum. |
| Naming Notes | FlakBait is a Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft that carried out over 200 missions during World War 2- more than any other American aircraft in WWII. I saw it being restored in the Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy National Air & Space Museum. Extraordinary to see in person. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| 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 |
| 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 |