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Detailed Information for Phage PPIsBest
Discovery Information
Found ByNashwan Farooque
Year Found2016
Location FoundRichmond, VA USA
Finding InstitutionVirginia Commonwealth University
Program Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
GPS Coordinates37.546667 N, 77.450556 W Map
Discovery NotesFound in the soil surrounding the main fountain in Monroe Park. This location is no longer accessible due to park renovation.
Naming NotesParantap Patel is master neurosurgeon from the jungles of India. He came to America when he was only 3 years old by boat. By age 5, he was head of neurology at MCV. Parantep Patel aka Ptap aka PP is the most talented and influential person I have ever met. He is very charming, dashing, and may I say god-like.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedJun 18, 2017
Sequencing FacilityVirginia Commonwealth University Nucleic Acids Research Facilities
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina Sequencing
Approximate Shotgun Coverage100
Genome length (bp)162281
GC Content38.6%
Character of genome endsDirect Terminal Repeat
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterC
SubclusterC1
Other Cluster Members
Plaque NotesPlaque picked from the 10^-3 plate from the forth purification round
Plaque was a perfect circle with clear defined boundary
Diameter of 0.2 cm
MorphotypeMyoviridae
Final annotation complete?Yes
Number of Genes301
Has been Phamerated?No
Uploaded to GenBank?Yes: MF288917
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload