Details for Phage Jimmyph4ge
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Detailed Information for Phage Jimmyph4ge | |
Discovery Information | |
Found By | James Vithoulkas |
Year Found | 2018 |
Location Found | Richmond, VA United States |
Finding Institution | Virginia Commonwealth University |
Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
GPS Coordinates | 37.54713 N, 77.45569 W Map |
Discovery Notes | A lawn of mulch and leaves populated by shrubs and saplings, beneath the layer of mulch is very fine-grain, damp soil. Rainfall the night before made this sample high in moisture. Collection date: 9/18/2018 at approximately 0910 Air temp at time of collection: 27.0° C, 91% humidity |
Naming Notes | The T.E.M. of this podovirus roughly resembles Led Zeppelin's self titled album cover. The lead guitarist of Led Zeppelin is Jimmy Page, so it follows that the phage should be called Jimmyphage. |
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 cary between 1mm-2mm in diameter and have a turbid center with haloed perimeter. |
Final annotation complete? | No |
Has been Phamerated? | No |
Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
Available Files | |
Plaque Picture | Download |
Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
EM Picture | Download |