Arthrobacter phage Zinzli
Add or modify phage thumbnail images to appear at the top of this page.
Know something about this phage that we don't? Modify its data.
| Detailed Information for Phage Zinzli | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Andrew Dayton |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Montréal, Canada |
| Finding Institution | McGill University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.50372 N, 73.57752 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | I found Zinzli in a scared and untrusting state amid a grassy smear of mud which I can only assume was the remnants of a construction project. She resisted collection, clinging to her last grip on the natural world with respectable vigour. For my part, I was skeptical as I shoveled her into my tube – my final sample likely going to waste. Yet still, part of me remained intrigued: what lies within this peculiar green-tinted Earth matter so foreign to the rest of my subjects? To my surprise, the answer was Zinzli: a well-behaved yet murderous little monster. We didn't know it then, but we would be spending quite some time with one another, and forced proximity is my favourite form of bonding. For weeks our relationship was commensal; I provided bacteria for her to kill, she killed it well. But as time elapsed and her number grew, curiously, so did my appreciation. I began feeling joy coming into the lab each day and seeing her work, applauding her efforts and marvelling at her virulence. I began to delight in the myriad surprises to which she gifted me. The more I learned, the more I loved. I like to think, by the end, our relationship was one of symbiosis. This is how I discovered Zinzli, a beautiful bacteria-killing virus, but more than that: a friend I will cherish forever. |
| Naming Notes | Zinzli is a tribute to "gato zinzli," the Mauritian sesame ball delicacy. Her morphology well-represents that of a sesame ball impressioned by voracious fingertips, but beyond that, the Mauritian origin of the treat is shared by my supervisor. Sesame balls were at the core of Zinzli's discovery process, and I wanted her name to serve as a meaningful memento of our time together. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Lysogeny Notes | Zinzli is suspected to have dabbled in the art of lysogeny, yet this appears to be a secret of which she has not yet revealed. Perhaps with time, she will confide in me this information. |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Depending on her mood, Zinzli is known to exhibit two signature slaughtering techniques: If left to her own devices with few others around, she is unafraid to be authentically feral and will entirely pulverize her victims. The evidence? Large, wide plaques with fuzzy-edged remains. Harrowing, indeed. If Zinzli feels crowded, however, she becomes timid and overwhelmed, resorting to quietly killing her victims with a sharp stab in the night. Come daylight, this can be observed by the presence of small, sharp-edged plaques among a lawn of survivors. Zinzli is a versatile assassin. |
| Morphotype | Podoviridae |
| 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# | 183 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | H10 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
