Mycobacterium phage Xtrabitter
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| Detailed Information for Phage Xtrabitter | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Former names | Bitter |
| Found By | Aya Miften and Ellie Simpson |
| Year Found | 2019 |
| Location Found | Boulder, CO United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 4°C |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Discovery Notes | Our bacteriophage was isolated from a sample of soil obtained from a damp site near plants/bushes outside of the exit of the Muenzinger building at the University of Colorado Boulder. |
| Naming Notes | We named our phage "Bitter" because we struggled throughout the semester trying to isolate a single species of phage, with contamination, etc. "Bitter" is a reflection of our feelings of frustration. |
| 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 | Our plaques were about 2-5 mm in diameter and consisted of clear centers with surrounding turbid regions. |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 2.51 x 10^-15 pfu/mL |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 124 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | A2 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
