Details for Phage VivalaVida
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| Detailed Information for Phage VivalaVida | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Dahlia R Somers |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | Natick, MA United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Mary Washington |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.268975 N, 71.337964 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The virus was discovered by my lab partner. She collected the soil on August 20, 2013. The soil was collected at a depth of 10.4 cm next to a stone retaining wall. It was dry and the surrounding land was covered in a layer of rocky soil. |
| Naming Notes | I named the phage "viva la vida" because it felt glorious, is meaningful, and is the name of a great Coldplay song. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | Virginia Commonwealth University Nucleic Acids Research Facilities |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Plaque Notes | All the plaques were generally lysogenic and round with a clear spot in the center. They were about 1 to 3 millimeters in diameter. Incubation was always at 30 degrees Celsius unless otherwise stated to incubate at a different temperature. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Final annotation complete? | No |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
