Mycobacterium phage Goop
Goop Plaque Picture
Goop EM Picture
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Detailed Information for Phage Goop
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByJijee Dhinesh and Paul Lacour
Year Found2023
Location FoundLandenberg, PA United States
Finding InstitutionSaint Joseph's University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature37°C
GPS Coordinates39.77793 N, 75.77166 W Map
Discovery NotesWhen collected the date was 18 August 2023, at 4:34 PM with an ambient temperature of 26 degrees Celsius.The sample was taken along the bank of the White Clay Creek roughly 30 feet away from the Landenberg Bridge. The sample was taken from 7.62cm into the soil in moist soil conditions.
Naming NotesBacteriophage Goop was named for the numerous "goops" used in the isolation of the bacteriophage.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesBacteriophage Goop was isolated after 8 rounds of purification, with a length of incubation time of 48 hours each round. After 8 rounds sufficiently webby plates were formed resulting in a HTL titer of 2.6*10^9pfu/ml. Bacteriophage Goop formed round, turbid plaques of 2mm in diameter.
MorphotypeMyoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 186
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# H6
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload