Details for Phage Bolivage
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| Detailed Information for Phage Bolivage | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Amira Walcott, Randy Perez |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | La Paz, Bolivia |
| Finding Institution | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| GPS Coordinates | 16.0172 S, 69.178 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil used to isolate the Bolivage bacteriophage was taken from the Incan Ruins on the island Isla del Sol, in La Paz, Bolivia. |
| Naming Notes | Because of the location of the origin of the soil, Bolivia, the phage was named Bolivage, a combination of the country Bolivia and the word "phage." |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques created from the enrichment of the Bolivage soil sample were turbid, 1-2mm plaques. Plaques were consistent in morphology, and one single phage was isolated from the 3rd enrichment performed. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Final annotation complete? | No |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
