Mycobacterium phage Maxx
Maxx Plaque Picture
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Detailed Information for Phage Maxx
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByAurora Chavarria
Year Found2016
Location FoundPhiladelphia, PA USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of the Sciences (now St. Joseph's Univ)
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation TemperatureNot entered
GPS Coordinates39.95 N, 75.2 W Map
Discovery NotesThe soil sample was collected at about 75 degrees Fahrenheit, it was sunny. The soil itself was not dry, however, it was not extremely wet, it was damp. I dug roughly 4 inches into the ground and there was not much debris (i.e. rocks, leaves) in the soil itself.

I collected two other samples before this before finally getting a phage in one of my samples. Not only that, but my sample had two different types of phages, but this is the one I continuously worked with.
Naming NotesI named the phage after my dog, Maximus, who we call Max for short and the second X was to meet the four character requirement.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesMy plaques were very cloudy and they were very tiny, ranging between 1-2mm in diameter. I had a high number of plaques on one plate as well.
MorphotypeMyoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 34
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# E11
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload