Mycobacterium phage Oompa
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Detailed Information for Phage Oompa
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByIsabella Loh, Kathrine Frissel, Mariana Acfalle
Year Found2023
Location FoundSpokane, WA United States
Finding InstitutionGonzaga University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature22°C
GPS CoordinatesUnavailable
Naming NotesThe name for our bacteriophage originated from our shared love for the movie, Charlie and the Chocolate factory. Since we worked with two phage samples, we thought it would be nice to twin them as Oompa and Loompa.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesThe plaque morphology for Oompa is very distinct and strong. Plaques were consistent and large, often containing eyes and average size of plaques was about 0.3 cm in diameter.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload