Mycobacterium phage Nooma
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| Detailed Information for Phage Nooma | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Deborah Jensen |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of the Sciences (now St. Joseph's Univ) |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.945278 N, 75.201389 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was taken on September 22, 2016 at 4:06 pm. It was 73 degrees Fahrenheit and a sunny day. I dug approximately 20.3 cm into the ground. The ground was moist and light brown in color. The surrounding area was rocky. |
| Naming Notes | Nooma is greek for breath, wind, or spirit. The Greek word is beautiful and fits with the purpose of SEA-PHAGES. Tuberculosis is a disease which infects the patients lungs. Nooma, because of its meaning, directly correlates to the lungs. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | University of Pennsylvania DNA Sequencing Facility |
| 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 | Nooma is a lytic phage. The plaques made by Nooma are approximately 0.3 cm in diameter and clear. |
| 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# | 34 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E12 |