Mycobacterium phage Mesmerelda
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| Detailed Information for Phage Mesmerelda | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Phoenix Smith |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Williamsburg, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | College of William & Mary |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 18°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.269972 N, 76.714611 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Phage actually came from a bag of Lowe's garden soil brought from Lowe's hardware store, not from soil around Integrated Science Center, as the GPS coordinates suggest. The garden soil was moist. The phage was isolated from a microcosm. |
| Naming Notes | Mesmerelda - a combination of mesmerizing, to symbolize how fascinating and intriguing phages are and Esmerelda, because it is a beautiful name, deserving of something special and close to my heart. |
| 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 | Small, round, clear, no unique features. All plaques of one morphology. |
| 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 |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
