Details for Phage Zippetto
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| Detailed Information for Phage Zippetto | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Zachary Waters, Victoria Rottman |
| Year Found | 2015 |
| Location Found | Lake Shore , 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? | Yes |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Discovery Notes | Isolated on DSM-350, later used Btk as phage propagated faster. |
| Naming Notes | Zippy. Wanted something with a bit more "pep". Turned into Zippetto. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Plaque Notes | Large, clear, and round. "Halo" around the edge - fuzzy edge. "Comet tail like" plaques suggest growth temperature gradient. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Final annotation complete? | No |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| Available Files | |
| EM Picture | Download |