Details for Phage GPAKiller
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| Detailed Information for Phage GPAKiller | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Christine Burke |
| Year Found | 2018 |
| Location Found | LOS ANGELES, CA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.0684 N, 118.4506 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected on 10/7/18 from moist soil near a tree, at a depth of 9.12cm. Air temp was 17°C. Enriched isolation at 30°C. Characterization was performed by Team Butter Phages (Jasmine Lam, Laura Rabichow, Christine Burke) and Team Youth Has No Phage (Emily Hays, Philip Sell, Eddie Hernandez, Andy Lechuga) MIMG103AL-F18 Instructor: Dr. Amanda Freise Teaching Assistant: Malcolm Phung Laboratory Support: Dr. Krisanavane Reddi and Dr. Jordan Moberg Parker |
| Naming Notes | This phage has been very uncooperative with us due to its nature of varying morphologies at various times. Therefore, we named it GPA Killer worrying that this phage might in fact, kill our GPA. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Plaque Notes | Bullseye, some with clear centers, others with turbid centers, sometimes halo. Average plaque diameter: 5mm. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Final annotation complete? | No |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
