Mycobacterium phage Herodotus
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| Detailed Information for Phage Herodotus | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Tyler Wylie and Clay Hittle |
| Year Found | 2019 |
| Location Found | Boulder, CO United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 7°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.0032 N, 105.2634 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil that was collected came from the area around the Kitt Pond in the Kittredge Village at the University of Colorado Boulder Main Campus. The soil was very moist and contained large chunks of debris. |
| Naming Notes | The name Herodotus derives from both lab partner's infatuation with ancient Greek literature. |
| 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 plaque size was 0.4 cm in diameter. The plaques had well-defined edges, with turbid centers. In areas of high concentrations, the plaques had small clearings in the centers. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 | 4.1x10^11 pfu/mL |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 123 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | C4 |