Details for Phage Brutus
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| Detailed Information for Phage Brutus | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Scott Ingram |
| Year Found | 2014 |
| Location Found | Harrisonburg , VA United States |
| Finding Institution | James Madison University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.437981 N, 78.865639 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil sample collected from a dried up river bank, soil contained a lot of mud and a few large rocks. The enrichment didn't have any of the large rocks, but was a majority mud. After centrifuging, the enrichment was a very clear water with a small build up of dirt on the bottom. |
| Naming Notes | Brutus came from the ancient Roman statesman who conspired against the tyranny of Julius Caesar and assassinated him with the help of his fellow Roman Senators. Brutus was regarded by Marc Antony as the noblest Roman to ever live because of his sincere dedication to the Roman people. |
| 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 showed many large areas of infection, with a halo surrounding the center of the plaque. Plaques were determined to be temperate phages because of their clear infection. |
| Final annotation complete? | No |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| Available Files | |
| EM Picture | Download |