Mycobacterium phage Maleficent
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| Detailed Information for Phage Maleficent | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Stephanie Crahal and Athena Vastardis |
| Year Found | 2018 |
| Location Found | Plano, TX USA |
| Finding Institution | Collin College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 26°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.018534 N, 96.700968 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was found in a loamy garden bed. The soil was moist, and there was a lot of dead and decaying plant matter along with some canine fecal matter. |
| Naming Notes | Phages get a bad rap, and so does every Disney villain. However, we all have our ups and downs, so we've named this phage after Princess Aurora's evil adversary. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Lysogeny Notes | Plaques are clear. Phage utilizes lytic cycle. |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques are not uniform in size, despite multiple rounds of purification. They are clear with well defined, roughly round edges. |
| 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 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 86 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | A10 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
