Mycobacterium phage Florapot
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| Detailed Information for Phage Florapot | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Yewon Choi |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Holland, MI United States of America |
| Finding Institution | Hope College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 34°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.783505 N, 86.098478 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was found on 9/16/25 at 1:10 pm . It was slightly dried out as it was collected at a compost center on a sunny afternoon, but the bottom of the soil was more damp. |
| Naming Notes | This phage was found in the soil in a flower pot located at Hope College's Compost Center; therefore it was named Florapot. |
| 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 | After 48 hours incubation at 34°C, three different plaque morphologies were identified. The first had a 3mm diameter with a slightly turbid ring and a clear center. The second had a 1mm diameter with a more turbid ring. The third had a 0.5mm diameter with an extremely turbid ring. |
| 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 |
