Details for Phage Lytkorick
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Detailed Information for Phage Lytkorick
Discovery Information
Found ByElizabeth Czawlytko & Cardozo W Shu
Year Found2012
Location FoundWestminster, MD USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
Program Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?No
GPS CoordinatesUnavailable
Discovery NotesThe soil sample was obtained on September 9, 2012 from a hole about 4 cm deep in moist ground. The weather was 23 degrees C. The head of Lytkorick is round and about 60 nm in diameter, and the tail is only about 15 nm. From the DNA digestion, an estimated genome size of 35,000 base pairs were given.
Naming NotesThe name is a combination of Czawlytko and Warrick, each a name of the founders.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Plaque NotesThe plaques were small and cloudy, suggesting Lytkorick is a temperate phage.
MorphotypePodoviridae
Final annotation complete?No
Has been Phamerated?No
Uploaded to GenBank?No
Available Files
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload