Arthrobacter phage Phecepticon
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| Detailed Information for Phage Phecepticon | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Savannah Decker |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | San Antonio, TX United States |
| Finding Institution | University of the Incarnate Word |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.427835 N, 98.539313 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | 5 inches below Elmendorf Lake's surface Very wet soil Air Temp: 80°F Large amount of organic matter in soil Collected on a shore-like area Tree roots are growing into the water at the site of sample collection |
| Naming Notes | The name Phecepticon was born from the alien creatures called Decepticons in the Transformers movies. Due to this phage dealing much destruction to its environment much like the Decepticons, it has earned its name. |
| 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 | This phage produces numerous small, foggy plaques after a 24-hour incubation period at 30 degrees Celsius. Plaque numbers increase and start to clear after an additional 96-hour incubation period at 30 degrees Celsius. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |