Mycobacterium phage Retrowave
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| Detailed Information for Phage Retrowave | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Samuel Wyatt Reese |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Rock Hill, SC United States |
| Finding Institution | Winthrop University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.937 N, 81.037 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was found in the soil underneath a large bush in The Little Chapel on Winthrop University's campus. The sample was taken at an ambient temperature of 30.6 degrees Centigrade, 3.8 centimeters into the soil. The soil was free of debris, nor was it clay. The area was shaded, seemed fairly moist considering the surroundings and lack of rain, and it seemed to lack any potential hindrances, such as fertilizers. |
| Naming Notes | This name comes from my childhood. It reminds me of when I was younger and my family would go to the beach. I would spend lots of time digging in the sand, hoping to find little creatures there. This project heavily reminds me of that, so I wanted to capture both the reminder of the beach, with "wave", and the nostalgic factor with "retro". |
| 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 | In the dilution plate my phage was selected from, it was one of the larger specimens, measuring 1 centimeter in diameter. It appeared to clear through the host bacteria, mycobacterium smegmatis mc^2155, quite quickly. |
| 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 |