Mycobacterium phage Lovell
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| Detailed Information for Phage Lovell | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Nicolas Simpson |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Springfield, VA USA |
| Finding Institution | George Mason University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 27°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.753383 N, 77.24065 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected on 9/11/23, from loamy soil with no plant growth within 30 cm. |
| Naming Notes | Phage named after Jim Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 lunar mission. Phages bear some resemblance to the LM module used to descend to the moon. Lovell's Apollo 13 was the only mission to experience a critical failure forcing an abort of the landing. Lovell successfully returned a crippled ship to Earth from a distance of over 400,000 kilometers from home. |
| 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 | Small, clear plaques with some turbidity at the edges forming a halo. The halo and clearing are separated by a thin white band. |
| 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# | 169 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | H5 |