Mycobacterium phage Gaius
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| Detailed Information for Phage Gaius | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Anna Kolasa and Avery Holmes |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | Edwardsville, IL USA |
| Finding Institution | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.817222 N, 89.975833 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Sample was collected from the Watershed Nature Center in Edwardsville, Il on September 1, 2013 at 7:45 PM. Soil was semidry, and collected by a walking path near a watershed pond from a depth of 5 cm. |
| Naming Notes | Due to the location of the collection site, the discoverer wished for a name evoking a nature goddess, such as Gaia. Compromising to include partner's interest in ancient Rome lead to the name Gaius. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | The McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Pacific Biosciences Sequencing |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | A |
| Subcluster | A4 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques are clear in center, with slight cloudiness around edges and a diameter of 4 mm. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 86 |
| 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 |
| EM Picture | Download |
