Mycobacterium phage VioletNova
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| Detailed Information for Phage VioletNova | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Sarah McGinness and Kia Hill |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | West Lafayette, IN USA |
| Finding Institution | Purdue University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.427438 N, 86.920628 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected at 1:32PM on 09/08/2016. Soil moisture was slightly damp. Sample was collected about 2 cm deep from surface. Collected in an urban area, approximately 0.5 meters from a paved walking path and 20 cm from a bush. The area of collection was landscaped. |
| Naming Notes | The phage appearance was similar to that of an exploding supernova. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | A1 |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | The phage had multiple halos surrounding it. The plaques were quite large and not perfectly circular in shape. |
| 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 | 1.67*10^10 |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 44 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B6 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
