Mycobacterium phage Whitechocolate
Whitechocolate Plaque Picture
Whitechocolate EM Picture
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Detailed Information for Phage Whitechocolate
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByGrace St.Peter, Elizabeth Gonzalez
Year Found2024
Location FoundSpokane, WA United States
Finding InstitutionGonzaga University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature31°C
GPS Coordinates47.6659 N, 117.39672 W Map
Discovery NotesThe sample was collected from behind a dorm building on the Gonzaga University campus. It was collected from under a tree after it had rained the previous days. There were fallen leaves surround the base of the tree. In the sample collected there was small branches as well as leaves collected within the soil.
Naming NotesWhitechocolate was derived from the movie White Chicks (2004). In a scene the main character is pursued by a professional basketball player under the assumption the main character is a woman. The side character approaches the main character named Marcus on the beach and refers to him as white chocolate.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesThe phage is too small to measure accurately without a microscope. It is creates small circular plaques. It grows at 31 degrees celsius rather than 21 degrees celsius which is room temperature.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Number of Genes0
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload