| Detailed Information for Phage GypsyDanger | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Ahmed Farshori, William Blankenship |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | Baltimore, MD United States |
| 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 | 39.25455 N, 76.703453 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The phage GypsyDanger was discovered in soil sample from a stream running across the periphery of the University of Maryland Baltimore County campus. Soil was extracted from approximately 6cm below the damp stream bank very close to the impervious surface of a parking lot. |
| Naming Notes | The name GypsyDanger was chosen because it is something easy and fun to relate to for the students and professors this year. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 13, 2014 |
| Sequencing Facility | NC State Genomic Sciences Laboratory |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 3187 |
| Genome length (bp) | 164029 |
| GC Content | 37.6% |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Direct Terminal Repeat Length | 2293 bp |
| End Determination Notes | Buildup of Illumina sequencing reads was clear. |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | C |
| Subcluster | C3 |
| Other Cluster Members |
Click to ViewHydralpha (None) JoeB (None) AaronPhadgers (C1) ALPS (C1) Archie14 (C1) Azalea (C1) Belinda (C1) Bhoosica (C1) Cletus (C1) DingnCase (C1) Dingus (C1) DirtyBetty (C1) Doofinshmirtz (C1) Elmer (C1) Escavirius (C1) Eyuki (C1) Freefood (C1) FreightTrain (C1) Grumio (C1) Hakuna (C1) Helga (C1) HonestAbe (C1) Ilona (C1) Kida (C1) Kota (C1) Lilihipha (C1) Megatron (C1) MightyMouse (C1) Momo (C1) Nemo (C1) Nigalana (C1) NotTheCreek (C1) OmnioDeoprimus (C1) Parsons (C1) PPIsBest (C1) Rex16 (C1) SageFayge (C1) SalinJah (C1) STSebastian (C1) Terra (C1) WPh (C1) Zuko (C1) Anthony (C2) Bastille (C2) CAM003 (C2) Evoli (C2) Herbert (C2) HoodyT (C2) Hudslayer (C2) Janet (C2) Kamfam (C2) OTooleKemple52 (C2) Vinny (C2) Adelynn (C3) Ampersand (C3) Anthos (C3) AvesoBmore (C3) B4 (C3) BigBertha (C3) ChannelFever (C3) Chotacabras (C3) ChurroBlast (C3) Flapjack (C3) GypsyDanger (C3) Joonam (C3) Juglone (C3) Natp (C3) Oregano (C3) Phabio (C3) Phrodo (C3) Riley (C3) Spock (C3) Taffo16 (C3) Troll (C3) Typhen (C3) BC4U (C4) BCP78 (C4) TsarBomba (C4) Bcp1 (C5) BM10 (C5) Hobo (C5) Kioshi (C5) |
| Plaque Notes | GypsyDanger forms standard lytic plaques with one unique feature; if the plaques are incubated longer than 24 hours the larger ones will form distinct haloes around them that all skew in a single direction, resulting in a "falling meteor" shape. These plaques have been reproduced multiple times and are an anomaly, as other phages in the same lab do not produce such distinct, unidirectionally skewed plaques. |
| 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 |
