Streptomyces phage Jocus
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Detailed Information for Phage Jocus
Discovery Information
Isolation HostStreptomyces platensis MJ1A1
Found ByJeffrey Sardina
Year Found2017
Location FoundLa Jolla, CA USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of California, San Diego
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation TemperatureNot entered
GPS Coordinates32.877278 N, 117.2395 W Map
Discovery NotesSoil sample
1:50pm October 3, 2017
3 cm depth in soil
22°C ambient temperature
65% humidity
10mL total collected
Moist soil
Topsoil covered in fallen, dry leaves, twigs, and vine-like weeds.
“Dirt Smell” characteristic of Streptomyces noted near the hole

GPS coordinates found via Google Maps
Naming NotesNamed after the word for joke in Latin, in the spirit of humor and good fun.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Lysogeny NotesDue to the consistent turbidity of its plaques, this phage is most likely temperate.
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesFrom TEM images, average dimensions were calculated:

Tail length: 182.967 nm
Capsid Length: 63.754 nm
Capsid Width: 63.716 nm
Capsid Diagonal: 64.727 nm
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload