Gordonia phage Makar
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| Detailed Information for Phage Makar | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540 |
| Found By | Alexander Sirichanh |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Fairfax, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | George Mason University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 21°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.830147 N, 77.307151 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected from a creek/stream running from the Mason Pond, next to the Mason Pond Parking Deck. The collection was a few mm deep in the soil. The water was shallow with only a few cm flowing; there was some rain the day before. The soil was filled with organic matter (roots) with some large rocks, but they were removed. The collection was conducted at 0845. |
| Naming Notes | Named after one of my favorite characters in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Makar is the best :) |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| 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 | The plaques were observed in both the gordonia and smegmatis plates. The work was conducted with gordonia. The isolated plaques were small and slightly turbid. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |