Mycobacterium phage HippoLeopard
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| Detailed Information for Phage HippoLeopard | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Ari Patil, Brandon Guyovich |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Boulder, CO USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.00916 N, 105.26895 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample site had very dry soil and it was near a tree on my University's campus. The temperature of the sample site was 13.89°C. It was collected at 12:58 pm on January 30th, 2024. |
| Naming Notes | The name of our phage comes the names of our two favorite animals. Ari's favorite animal is a Hippopotamus, and Brandon's favorite animal is a Leopard Seal. Combining these names gives us the name, HippoLeopard. |
| 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 | Our plaques were 2-4 mm in diameter and were all cloudy with a halo around them. |
| 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 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 209 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | H3 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
