Mycobacterium phage HeadHuncho
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| Detailed Information for Phage HeadHuncho | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Ali Elfaki |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Williamsburg, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | College of William & Mary |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.27109 N, 76.71607 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was found on the side of a sidewalk in a forest. The soil was fairly muddy and a dark color. |
| Naming Notes | The name was selected because of two things. One, the phage lacks a tail, therefore making it only a head. Two, huncho means to run the streets, and phage are known to eliminate and target bacteria, making phage dominant over bacteria. |
| 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 | Plaques were fairly small and dilution of lysate used was 10^-8. there were enough plaques to count with you eyes. Some plaques were larger than others, however, the plaque used to isolate HeadHuncho was a small plaque. |
| 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# | 186 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B10 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
