Streptomyces phage Sarkar
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| Detailed Information for Phage Sarkar | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Streptomyces lividans JI 1326 |
| Found By | Justin Etter |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | St. Louis, MO United States |
| Finding Institution | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 19°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.6445 N, 90.3115 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was collected at 11:05 p.m. at a depth of 3 cm. The soil was dry but soft/spongy, and collected near the base of a small sapling just off a paved walkway. |
| Naming Notes | The name Sarkar comes from my High School Biology teacher, who introduced me to the subject and helped grow my passion for science. I first learned about bacteriophages from her class, and that prior knowledge helped motivate me to participate in this research! |
| 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 | The plaques formed by this phage are small and turbid, with fuzzy edges. The plaques can be difficult to see in a photo due to their morphology, and the provided image was taken after the first round of purification on the direct sample. |
| 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 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
