Rhodococcus phage Samosaurus
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| Detailed Information for Phage Samosaurus | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Rhodococcus equi NRRL B-16538 |
| Found By | Samantha Arteaga |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Grand Rapids, MI United States |
| Finding Institution | Calvin University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.5601 N, 85.3521 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was collected from the Calvin Spoelhof Center. It was a wooded area with damp soil and wood chips. |
| Naming Notes | My nickname is Sam which is the first part of my phage name. I have always been curious about dinosaurs and have always loved the movie "The Good Dinosaur." My friends started to call me "Samosaurus" and I thought it was a cool name to name a phage that represented me. |
| 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 had rough edges that were cloudy. But the center was pretty much clear. On my webbed plate there were many very small little plaques. |
| 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# | 185 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B10 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
