Mycobacterium phage MegaChad
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| Detailed Information for Phage MegaChad | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Pratima Niroula |
| Year Found | 2019 |
| Location Found | Northampton, MA USA |
| Finding Institution | Smith College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.318056 N, 72.639444 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was found beneath a tree in front of Burton Hall in Smith College. Approximately 1cm deep soil. It was dark brown color, and well moisturized. |
| Naming Notes | We wanted a human name for a phage, but a lot of human names were already taken. So we decided to add a humorous twist to a very common name-- MegaChad. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | Smith College |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| 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 | Faint, small, widespread plaques. They were temperate phages. |
| 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 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |