Mycobacterium phage Vvicker
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| Detailed Information for Phage Vvicker | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Yaa Konadu Akuaku |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | Washington, DC USA |
| Finding Institution | Howard University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.920488 N, 77.017607 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was collected at the Howard University sign at 4th St NW and Bryant. The temperature was 82 degrees Fahrenheit and the soil collected was 2.5 cm underneath mulch. There is a lot of foot traffic because it is between two dorms. |
| Naming Notes | The name Vvicker comes from my favorite Ghanaian actor. He plays different roles in movies. This reminded me of the different morphology that my phage has. |
| 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 | My phage has different plaque morphologies. |
| 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 | 19.4μl x10^-3 |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering | Nov 6, 2016 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 48 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E6 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |