Mycobacterium phage Ginona
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| Detailed Information for Phage Ginona | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Gina No |
| Year Found | 2010 |
| Location Found | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | Saint Joseph's University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.996142 N, 75.234695 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was collected from an urban area near an apartment building under a bush. The sample was obtained 3 cm under the surface and it was very dry. It is assumed, but not specified, that "Ginona" is a recombination of the original discoverer's name (Gina No). Putative Cluster F1 found with PCR using cluster specific primers |
| 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 | The average diameter of the plaques were about 2-3 mm. Plates were generally checked 23-27 hours after incubation and there were signs of plaque growth. These plaques are slow growing. 04.11.23 (Alexa Lendzinski): Plaques are now seen at 1 mm in diameter, are clear, and were generally checked after 48 hours. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| SEA Designator | 2010STJOginonaGN |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 16 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | 32 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |