Gordonia phage Geronimo
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| Detailed Information for Phage Geronimo | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia terrae 3612 |
| Former names | TheTerminator |
| Found By | Amy Huynh |
| Year Found | 2015 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.443125 N, 79.953435 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil was cool, dry, and spongy upon collection. Healthy-looking flowers were being grown in the pot it was taken from. Air temperature was ~21 degrees C when collected. |
| Naming Notes | "Geronimo!" is a catch phrase of the 11th Doctor in the famous long-running TV series, Doctor Who. In addition, it is the name of a popular Native American tribe leader who fought against expansion for several years. For the founder of this phage, it represents strength and endurance. |
| 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 | Exhibited only 2 distinctive morphologies: <1 mm pinprick sized plaques and ~3 mm sized plaques |
| 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 | 6.4 x 10^8 pfu/mL |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering | Oct 29, 2015 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 2 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E10 |