Gordonia phage MoonDust
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| Detailed Information for Phage MoonDust | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia terrae 3612 |
| Found By | Roslyn Wiemers, Evelyn Vanek |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Crete, NE United States |
| Finding Institution | Doane University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.62452 N, 96.95137 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected outside of Smith Hall on the Doane University campus in Crete, NE. The soil was collected from a vegetated area contains small trees and plants. The soil was very moist and was collected 1 inch from the surface. Because of the Nebraska summer heat, the sample was rather warm when collected but was stored in the refrigerator until use. |
| Naming Notes | MoonDust was inspired by NASA's Artemis missions and the spirit of scientific discovery. |
| 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 | The plaques were consistently very small (1mm). The plaques were rather clear with no cloudiness. Our phage made plaques that were hard-edged circles with no additional rings or other features. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |
| EM Picture | Download |
