Streptomyces phage Homelander
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| Detailed Information for Phage Homelander | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Streptomyces mirabilis NRRL B-2400 |
| Found By | Dipo Akinbamowo and Rohan Kyasa |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Reisterstown, MD United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 27°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.450389 N, 76.84675 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil sample was collected from outside of a house in Reisterstown, Maryland. It was taken at the surface of the soil and it was dry and filled with organic matter. Temperature outside was 80 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| Naming Notes | The reasoning behind the name choice stems from an interest in the television show The Boys and the main antagonist of said show is named Homelander. The selected soil sample was from land near home, which aligns with the phage's name, Homelander, symbolizing both its origin and its unique characteristics. The name also reflects the phage’s distinctive features and potential as an effective agent in bacteriophage therapy or microbial control, aligning with the powerful role phages play in microbial ecosystems. It also was further reflected in the fact that the phage was discovered with many decapitated phage heads and phage debris surrounding it which is reflective of the phage’s namesake character’s tendencies. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | BI |
| Subcluster | BI7 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Circular, turbid plaques about 1-2 mm in diameter on average; tend to have clumps in the center of 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 | Not in Pitt Archives |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 3.5 * 10^8 pfu/mL |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
