Mycobacterium phage Mirrorball
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| Detailed Information for Phage Mirrorball | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Kevsergul Dayi |
| Year Found | 2021 |
| Location Found | Whitehall, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Lehigh University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.676168 N, 75.524812 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | I collected the soil sample from under a bush near Coplay Creek at the point where it runs along the Ironton Rail Trail. I dug about 1.5 in into the damp soil. There were many dead leaves above the soil. The ambient temperature was 37 °F and the weather was cloudy. There were dead roots in the collected sample. |
| Naming Notes | The phage was named after the song, "Mirrorball", from Taylor Swift's album Folklore. |
| 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 | 0.5-1 mm wide plaques Plaques are circular, opaque plaques with circular border |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| 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# | 143 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | A3 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
