Mycobacterium phage MajorBong
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| Detailed Information for Phage MajorBong | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Josh Jenkins, James Miles |
| Year Found | 2021 |
| 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 | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.00972 N, 105.27361 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was found on the shores of Varsity Lake on the campus of CU Boulder. |
| Naming Notes | Major Richard "Dick" Ira Bong was a World War II medal of honor recipient. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame after his efforts in WWII. He is known as one of the greatest Air force pilots of all time credited with shooting down 40 Japanese aircraft. |
| 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 has turbid plaques indicating that it is temperate. |
| 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 | 2.8e^9 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 140 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | H4 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
