| 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 | C |
| Subcluster | C2 |
| Other Cluster Members |
Click to ViewHydralpha (None) JoeB (None) AaronPhadgers (C1) ALPS (C1) Archie14 (C1) Azalea (C1) Belinda (C1) Bhoosica (C1) Cletus (C1) DingnCase (C1) Dingus (C1) DirtyBetty (C1) Doofinshmirtz (C1) Elmer (C1) Escavirius (C1) Eyuki (C1) Freefood (C1) FreightTrain (C1) Grumio (C1) Hakuna (C1) Helga (C1) HonestAbe (C1) Ilona (C1) Kida (C1) Kota (C1) Lilihipha (C1) Megatron (C1) MightyMouse (C1) Momo (C1) Nemo (C1) Nigalana (C1) NotTheCreek (C1) OmnioDeoprimus (C1) Parsons (C1) PPIsBest (C1) Rex16 (C1) SageFayge (C1) SalinJah (C1) STSebastian (C1) Terra (C1) WPh (C1) Zuko (C1) Anthony (C2) Bastille (C2) CAM003 (C2) Evoli (C2) Herbert (C2) HoodyT (C2) Hudslayer (C2) Janet (C2) Kamfam (C2) OTooleKemple52 (C2) Vinny (C2) Adelynn (C3) Ampersand (C3) Anthos (C3) AvesoBmore (C3) B4 (C3) BigBertha (C3) ChannelFever (C3) Chotacabras (C3) ChurroBlast (C3) Flapjack (C3) GypsyDanger (C3) Joonam (C3) Juglone (C3) Natp (C3) Oregano (C3) Phabio (C3) Phrodo (C3) Riley (C3) Spock (C3) Taffo16 (C3) Troll (C3) Typhen (C3) BC4U (C4) BCP78 (C4) TsarBomba (C4) Bcp1 (C5) BM10 (C5) Hobo (C5) Kioshi (C5) |
| 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 |
