Mycobacterium phage ZPickles
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| Detailed Information for Phage ZPickles | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Zahra Chasmawala |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Bowling Green, KY United States |
| Finding Institution | Western Kentucky University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.9499 N, 86.468 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The temperature was 90° F when I collected my soil sample, from a vegetation-dense area along a trail in the Lost River Caves, Bowling Green, KY. The sample site was surrounded by greenery, including trees and ground cover, indicative of the cave's humid and rich environment. |
| Naming Notes | My friend's nickname for me is "pickles". Combined with my name, I came up with ZPickles. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | University of Pittsburgh Genomics and Proteomics Core Laboratories |
| 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 | The plaques' morphology primarily consisted of turbid plaques. The average plaque diameter was 0.4 cm. These plaques are round with clear edges, lacking any halos. 48-hour incubation periods in 30°C conditions. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 6.3*10^7 PFU/mL |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
