Mycobacterium phage Mewmew
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| Detailed Information for Phage Mewmew | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Christine Ellis |
| Year Found | 2017 |
| Location Found | Catawba, VA USA |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Tech |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.29106 N, 80.290504 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Mewmew was isolated from a mixed soil and clay sample. The sample was collected approximately 2 cm from the surface of an overgrown ATV trail, near the base of a small volunteer pine tree. |
| Naming Notes | This phage was named in reference to Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, in Marvel's 2011 film, Thor. It is also in reference to the Pokemon Mew due to its tendency to change morphology. |
| 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 | Plaques were inconsistent in morphology, though most were between 1 and 2 mm in diameter and cloudy. |
| 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# | 54 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | F4 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
