Microbacterium phage Kynikoi
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| Detailed Information for Phage Kynikoi | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Carlos Fuentes |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Gainesville, FL United States of America |
| Finding Institution | Santa Fe College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample I discovered this phage from was from a mix of slightly damp soil and grass. I collected this sample at night, with an ambient temperature of 26C and 91% humidity. Roughly 4.5-5 ML of the damp soil was collected from a depth of about 8-10 cm. |
| Naming Notes | I went through many different name changes during my time doing this lab, all of which were based on roman or greek historical/mythological figures however I hit a wall wherein my plates kept becoming contaminated and I became disillusioned with the whole experiment so I stopped really caring because I believed that my phage was not going to be viable so I changed its name from sisyphus to Diogenes because I had adopted a very cynical view on my work which is when my plates stopped becoming contaminated. Plus Diogenes is just one of my favorite philosophers/historical figures of all time, and I will take any opportunity I can to honor his memory, and kynikoi are what his first followers were known as in ancient greece. |
| 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 | My plaques were not very big but there were a lot of them on all my plates. They were lytic plaques, completely wiped out the bacteria wherever they grew. |
| 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# | 177 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E11 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
