Mycobacterium phage Goldfish
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| Detailed Information for Phage Goldfish | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Mia Somershoe |
| Year Found | 2018 |
| 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 | 28°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.996932 N, 75.23449 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was found by Emily Costello at the entrance of a residence hall, Lannon, at Saint Joseph's University on the edge of the walkway. The soil was collected from 5 cm deep and was dry and hard. The weather was sunny and it was the 5th day of a heat wave. The humidity was 66%. The soil was collected in the morning at 8:30 am. |
| Naming Notes | This phage was named after the delicious snack, Goldfish. |
| 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 plaques were clear and distinguishable, meaning that it is a lytic phage. The plaques usually appeared after 24 hours of incubation. The phage's capsid was 68.8 nm in width. The phage's tail was 81.3 nm in width. |
| 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 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 85 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D11 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |