Mycobacterium phage MadMaximus
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| Detailed Information for Phage MadMaximus | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Jessica Rea and Katie Hay |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | Boulder, CO USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.0025 N, 105.261944 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected from underneath a tree in damp soil on the edge of a duck pond. |
| Naming Notes | In Latin maximus means greatest, and our phage was a very robust phage, leading us to the name MadMaximus. The phage was originally named Phageus Maximus. THe name appears on the EM picture. The name was since changed to MadMaximus. |
| 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 | Clear plaques ranging from 1mm to 5mm in diameter after incubation at 37C for 48 hours |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 1.07x10^10 pfu/mL |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 39 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | F12 |