Mycobacterium phage Smashbox
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Detailed Information for Phage Smashbox
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByDylan Clevenger
Year Found2013
Location FoundSanta Cruz, CA USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation TemperatureNot entered
GPS Coordinates36.983 N, 122.0557 W Map
Discovery NotesThe phage was collected from a compost pile on the farm at UCSC. The pile was third north from the southern most pile in the N/S line of composts. The pile was named "apples to apples" and contained composting plant material with a large amount of rotting apples. The pile was moist and the daily temperature was around 70?F.

***Note: In the digest picture uploaded wells 1-7 are from a different phage. Wells 7-13 are smashbox and 14 is a 1Kb DNA ladder.
Naming NotesSmashbox
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesThe morphology of Smashbox when grown on mycobacterium smegmatis is consistent very round clear plaques with a diameter of 2mm to 5mm. The most prominent size plaque is 3 to 4 mm large. The smaller and larger plaques are more rare.
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 43
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# 54
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload