Mycobacterium phage ShinyBen
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| Detailed Information for Phage ShinyBen | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Adeline Schwartz |
| Year Found | 2018 |
| Location Found | Providence, RI USA |
| Finding Institution | Brown University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Discovery Notes | ShinyBen was found on The Walk (South) on Brown University's campus walking towards Emery-Woolley Hall past the tin people statue. It was on the right sidewalk, in a patch of dirt in between the fourth tree and second bench, on the edge of the mulch and stones in front of the bench. It was in dark brown, damp soil, with a top layer of sand, rocks, leaves, and mulch. There were mulch and roots deeper in the soil and the sample was taken from about 4 cm down. |
| Naming Notes | ShinyBen is named after the tin people statue found on The Walk on Brown University's campus and its identity as a B1 phage. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | B |
| Subcluster | B1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | ShinyBen's plaques are fully clear and a larger size. It seems to be a lytic phage. |
| 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 |