Details for Phage Vinny
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| Detailed Information for Phage Vinny | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Neel Gohil, Haley Mitchell |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | South Brunswick, NJ USA |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.399106 N, 74.51575 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil collect to discover the phage Vinny was obtained in New Jersey on a day about 80 degrees F. The soil used was approximately five inches below the surface of the ground. The further process of discovering a phage took place in a lab at Virginia Commonwealth University. |
| Naming Notes | Our phage was named Vinny because it is a stereotypical New Jersey name. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Feb 19, 2014 |
| Sequencing Facility | Virginia Commonwealth University Nucleic Acids Research Facilities |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | 454 |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 100 |
| Genome length (bp) | 162865 |
| GC Content | 36.4% |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Direct Terminal Repeat Length | 2358 bp |
| End Determination Notes | By doubling of read coverage in Consed. |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | AF |
| Subcluster | AF2 |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Plaque Notes | An average plaque for this phage is 1mm in diameter and is turbid. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Final annotation complete? | Yes |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes: KU737346.1 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
