Mycobacterium phage Hortus
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| Detailed Information for Phage Hortus | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | A. Marsh, I. Casini, C. Kirk, M. Stamm |
| Year Found | 2014 |
| Location Found | West Springfield, MA USA |
| Finding Institution | Smith College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.11 N, 72.63 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found in a private garden near a peony plant. The soil was moist due to the rain from the night before. Depth of 3.5 cm Elevation 46.52 m Temperature 68 degrees F 400 m from the nearest major road |
| Naming Notes | "Hortus" means garden in Latin and the sample was taken from a private garden. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | Smith College |
| 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 | It is a temperate phage. Forms turbid or hazy plaques |
| 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 | 2,200 pfu/microliter |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering | Nov 9, 2014 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 14 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E9 |