Mycobacterium phage PhatCat
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| Detailed Information for Phage PhatCat | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Isadora Salles |
| Year Found | 2015 |
| Location Found | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Finding Institution | Johns Hopkins University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.316913 N, 76.616732 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found under white flowers. Soil taken from surface. Did not dig beneath surface to gather the soil sample. Temperature was 87 degrees F. August 31, 2015. Sunny day around 3 pm. |
| Naming Notes | Phage has a large head and a short tail. Since the head was so large, I decided to name it fat cat. Since it is a phage, fat became phat. |
| 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 were small and very clear. Approximately 3.5 mm diameter. Consistent clear small plaques. Very little trouble while purifying phage through streaking. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 1.75x10^11 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 71 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D11 |