Mycobacterium phage Socrates
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| Detailed Information for Phage Socrates | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Jackson DeMartino |
| Year Found | 2019 |
| Location Found | Providence, RI USA |
| Finding Institution | Providence College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.8439 N, 71.437 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was collected on 9/05/2019 at 2:11 p.m. The sample was collected in proximity to a sidewalk, 4 inches into the ground and was partially shielded from the sun by a large tree. The conditions were mild, with temperatures at 71°C and there was 48% humidity. The soil sample was loose and fairly brown, possibly containing sand. The UV index was at 6 and the Air Quality Index 32. |
| Naming Notes | Socrates, a major philosophical thinker of the 300 BC era, was used to name this phage considering the magnitude of thought and effort that went into isolating, purifying, and analyzing this 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 | The plaques that depict this phage are relatively small and clear. In approximation, the plaques are 1 mm and are well isolated. |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 1.3x10^10 pfu/mL |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 106 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | C7 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |