Streptomyces phage Umbridge
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| Detailed Information for Phage Umbridge | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Streptomyces mirabilis NRRL B-2400 |
| Found By | Samaneh Ali and Savannah Pearson |
| Year Found | 2022 |
| Location Found | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.2594 N, 76.7139 W Map |
| Naming Notes | The phage was named Umbridge, after Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge, a fictional character from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Professor Umbridge is a major antagonist in the book released in 2003, Order of the Phoenix and the 2007 film adaptation. This name was chosen because initially there was difficulty purifying the phage therefore a villain name seemed suitable. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | ~1 mm clear at the center, turbid at the edges, round, and asymmetrical plaques that appeared about 24 hours at 30C on S. mirabilis. |
| 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 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 151 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E6 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
