Details for Phage Vaticus
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| Detailed Information for Phage Vaticus | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Amirah Harrison, Trisha Tomcy, Vaishnavi Nair |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| 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? | No |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.36196 N, 76.54716 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Phange Enzyme Tool Search: - Vaticus had a 57.1% similarity score to phages of Cluster C, and Subcluster C1 Host Range Testing: Vaticus was tested on five various strains of Bacillus, including the original host; Bacillus anthracis delta Sterne, Bacillus cereus FDA5, Bacillus cereus Gibson, and Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies Konkukian, and the original host, Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies Kurstaki. Vaticus infected both the original host and B. anthracis delta Sterne with an Efficiency of Plating (EOP) of 0.75. |
| Naming Notes | Combination of founders' initials. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Plaque Notes | -Circular streak -entire edge -smooth glistening surface -flat elevation -cloudy with a halo in the center |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Final annotation complete? | No |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| Available Files | |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
