Microbacterium phage Ziggy4
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| Detailed Information for Phage Ziggy4 | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Elizabeth Chiang |
| Year Found | 2018 |
| Location Found | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Finding Institution | Johns Hopkins University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.3278 N, 76.6219 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was taken from a small grassy area surrounded by a brick wall and concrete pavement. The location was chosen because it is right next to a series of dumpsters outside of a cafeteria. |
| Naming Notes | This phage was named after my dog who was attacked and killed by another dog during the process of phage isolation. |
| 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 | Plaques in the bacteria formed by the phages are small and tend to cluster together. The plaques vary in size but range from 1-4 mm. They are circular with faded margins. The EM revealed a phage with a large circular head and a tail measuring 70-85 nanometers long. |
| 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# | 86 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | F11 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |