Gordonia phage Sparky701
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Detailed Information for Phage Sparky701
Discovery Information
Isolation HostGordonia terrae 3612
Found ByTori Dippold
Year Found2016
Location FoundPittsburgh, PA USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Pittsburgh
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature30°C
GPS Coordinates40.443519 N, 79.96476 W Map
Discovery NotesThe soil sample from which Sparky701 was discovered from was collected on September 7, 2016. It was a sunny and humid day; however, the soil was fairly dry at the time of collection.
Naming NotesThe name Sparky came from the phage's unique plaques with "halos" around them. The halos are its "spark" of energy.
"701" is for the founder's birthday: July 1(7/01).
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 NotesSparky701 shows irregular, non-circular plaques with a cloudy halo surrounding a cleared center that measures 5.0mm in diameter.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 42
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# H4
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload