Mycobacterium phage JonSlayGacy
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| Detailed Information for Phage JonSlayGacy | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Nova and CJ |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Boulder, CO United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 21°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.00696 N, 105.26667 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | John Slay Gacy was isolated from a soil sample taken from a dead snake plant. |
| Naming Notes | We originally named this phage, John Phage Gacy after the famous serial killer John Wayne Gacy. However, we renamed it to something a little more fruity after realizing we could not have phage in the name :) |
| 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 | This phage produces large lytic plaques that vary between 4-5 mm in diameter. |
| 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# | 178 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | C10 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
