Mycobacterium phage Samsquanch
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| Detailed Information for Phage Samsquanch | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Ross Stadsklev |
| Year Found | 2019 |
| Location Found | Blacksburg, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Tech |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.2239 N, 80.423 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found on campus in dark, loamy soil. Found in the shade, approximately 3.5 centimeters below the surface. The moisture level was low. |
| Naming Notes | A 'Samsquanch' is a mispronunciation of Sasquatch by Bubbles in Trailer Park Boys. I named my phage after the mythical Nova Scotian Samsquanch because they are both rare. |
| 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 | About 90% or more of the phage plaques were clear the rest was turbid. Plaque sizes were medium-sized with some being very small. |
| 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# | 102 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | C9 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
