Mycobacterium phage OmniArk
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| Detailed Information for Phage OmniArk | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Former names | MicroArk |
| Found By | Donghao Fu |
| Year Found | 2019 |
| Location Found | Blacksburg, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Tech |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.236377 N, 80.422149 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was collected at the end of August on 2019. It was a dry sunny day. Top soil behind a mechanical shop, next to a creek, under tree shade was collected. |
| Naming Notes | The name "MicroArk" was inspired by the phage's shape. It looks like a tiny spaceship, traveling and searching for new bacteria to inhabit. |
| 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 shaped as small circles with clear edges, varying in sizes. The 2D Electron Microscope picture showed a hexagonal head and a single straight tail. |
| 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# | 102 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B10 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
