Mycobacterium phage Weedle
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| Detailed Information for Phage Weedle | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | David Liu and Will Ellinger |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Easton, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Lafayette College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.69925 N, 75.21001 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found on Lafayette College's campus, East of Skillman Library's entrance. The phage was found underneath mulch by a tree. Ambient temperature was cool (40 degrees Fahrenheit). It was found in a hole about 3 inches deep. |
| Naming Notes | We initially combined our initials together to get WEDL. We realized that this sounded like the Pokémon Weedle, so we chose that name. |
| 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 | Lytic and virulent. Circular morphology. No halo. The plaque we isolated was 10 mm in diameter. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
