Details for Phage Bullzye
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| Detailed Information for Phage Bullzye | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Laura Walker and Ashly McClure |
| Year Found | 2012 |
| Location Found | Baltimore, MD USA |
| 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 | 39.257719 N, 76.710978 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was taken from UMBC's campus next to the Tuckahoe apartment building at 10pm on Sep. 10, 2012. Elevation of 243ft. The temperature was 69oF and the sample was taken about 2.5cm deep. The soil was dry and located in an area with foot traffic and trees. |
| Naming Notes | The plaques are distinct bulls-eye morphology so the phage was named Bullzye |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Plaque Notes | Distinct 3 ring bulls-eye plaques. The plaques are very turbid and dark suggesting a temperate phage. The rings alternate between clear and dark rings. Plaques between 1-2mm in diameter. |
| 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 |
