Mycobacterium phage Jamaica
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| Detailed Information for Phage Jamaica | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Mary-Grace Luscher |
| Year Found | 2012 |
| Location Found | Frankfort, KY USA |
| Finding Institution | Western Kentucky University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.172222 N, 84.891111 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | I discovered this phage after collecting a soil sample from the creek bank behind my grandparent's house. |
| Naming Notes | The name Jamaica means "land of wood and water". The soil sample that my phage came from was collected from a creek bank (the water) that is surrounded by trees (the wood). This phage was named Jamaica because it was found in the land of wood and water. |
| 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 plaques that my phage produce are very turbid. |
| 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# | 43 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | 11 |