Mycobacterium phage Luftballon
Luftballon Plaque Picture
Luftballon EM Picture
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Detailed Information for Phage Luftballon
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByChelsea Peterson
Year Found2012
Location FoundFort Worth, TX USA
Finding InstitutionBaylor University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation TemperatureNot entered
GPS Coordinates32.715152 N, 97.526064 W Map
Discovery NotesThe discovery site was a pond in my neighborhood that had been drained and renovated in the last 6 months. The bed was now deeper, but unfortunately drained faster. The water level, therefore, fluctuated frequently from half full to three fourths full. I collected the sample the morning after a heavy rain, so the pond was around free fourths of full capacity
Naming NotesAfter seeing an EM scan of my phages, they immediately reminded me of balloons with their remarkably flexible shafts. As the name "balloon" sounded silly, my classmate suggested I try different languages and I liked the sound of the German word for balloon, "luftballon".
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesThe plaques were about 2 nm in diameter with a fairly turbid appearance.
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 33
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# 2
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload