| Detailed Information for Phage Teardrop |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Jasmine Douglas |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | New Orleans, LA USA |
| Finding Institution | Xavier University of Louisiana |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.962778 N, 90.106111 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found in submerged sand near a sidewalk. It was located under a tree. It was evening time, under a clear sky, and it was 82C.
Located on S. Genios St. close to being exactly between Dixon St. and Drexel Dr. |
| Naming Notes | I named my phage teardrop due to the shape that it presented on my bacterial lawn. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Sequencing Facility | Virginia Commonwealth University Nucleic Acids Research Facilities |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | 454 Pyrosequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 38 |
| Sanger Finishing Reactions | 9 |
| Genome length (bp) | 155389 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 64.7% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | C |
| Subcluster | C1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | The plaque was oval like in shape and some of them presented a pointed end. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Submitted Minimal DNA Master File | Download |
| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | MK359305 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Published in Paper | Pope, Bowman, Russell, et al 2015, eLIFE: Whole genome comparison of a large collection of mycobacteriophages reveals a continuum of phage genetic diversity |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer |
1.6x10^9 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
5 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
D12 |
| Available Files |
| Final DNAMaster File | Download |
| GenBank File for Phamerator | Download |