Mycobacterium phage Martyr
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| Detailed Information for Phage Martyr | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Shaarada Srivatsa and Niamh O'Grady |
| Year Found | 2014 |
| Location Found | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Finding Institution | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.644167 N, 90.285833 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | Air temperature: 79 degrees F Depth: 6 cm Moisture of soil: moist, clay-like under mulch Features of surroundings: found in median of a road, mulchy, no foot traffic |
| Naming Notes | The name "Martyr" was chosen because the phage, while it presents with small plaques, had a very high titer lysate, and is very effective at lysing bacteria. |
| 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 | The plaque are generally 2 mm in diameter and are a mix of cloudy and clear. They are generally perfectly circular. |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 2.18 x 10^11 pfu/mL |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering | Oct 2, 2014 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
