Gordonia phage Xibalba
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| Detailed Information for Phage Xibalba | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia terrae 3612 |
| Found By | Valeria Lacroix |
| Year Found | 2020 |
| Location Found | Grand Rapids, MI United States |
| Finding Institution | Calvin University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 23°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.916049 N, 85.644411 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | 42.916049 N, -85.644411W Professor Warner's Compost 901 Raynard SE in Grand Rapids, Michigan. My sample came from Professor Warner's spot plate of the enrichment sample. |
| Naming Notes | XIBALBA MEANS "PLACE OF FRIGHT". IT IS THE NAME OF THE UNDERWORLD IN MAYA MYTHOLOGY, WHICH WAS RULED BY THE MAYA DEATH GODS. MY REASONING FOR CHOOSING THIS NAME WAS THAT I WANTED A NAME THAT WAS UNIQUE AND PART OF MY LATINO HERITAGE AND CULTURE. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT ITS MEANING WOULD REPRESENT MY BACTERIOPHAGE WELL SINCE MY BACTERIOPHAGE IS SUPPOSED TO KILL THE BACTERIA BY MAKING THEM BURST OR LYSE. |
| 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 | It was one rather large Plaque that was circular but was slightly fuzzy around the edges, yet clear in the center. The phage morphology is Siphoviridae. Capsid height (nm):68.2 nm. Capsid width (nm):68.2 nm. Tail length (nm):287.8 nm Tail width (nm):7.4 nm |
| 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# | 119 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E11 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
