Mycobacterium phage VoteForPhedro
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| Detailed Information for Phage VoteForPhedro | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Michael Rauco |
| Year Found | 2019 |
| Location Found | Blacksburg, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Tech |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.213611 N, 80.45 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Phage was found next to a drainage pipe in a field. Field was near an apartment complex. |
| Naming Notes | The phage name, VoteForPhedro, or "Phedro" for short, was inspired by the classic movie Napoleon Dynamite. |
| 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 | Some plaques appear to be smaller than others (the phage may be polymorphic). Additionally, the phage is likely temperate, as shown by how difficult it is to see unless held up to a light. |
| 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# | 102 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D3 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
