Mycobacterium phage Novaburst
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| Detailed Information for Phage Novaburst | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Victoria Taylor and Gabby Furniss |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Philadelphia, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Saint Joseph's University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Discovery Notes | Soil collected from moist ground, next to a river, under a rock. Soil collected by Gabby Furniss. Phages left halo shaped plaques. ALl control plates showed signs of double infection. Phage is named Novaburst because nova means new and burst is what phages do to the bacteria. |
| Naming Notes | This name came from the combination of two words: "nova" meaning new, and "burst" which is what can happen to bacteria when the phages land on the bacteria. |
| 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 are about 2mm in diameter. Incubated for 48 hours. Clear plaques. |
| 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 |