Methuselah
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| Detailed Information for Phage Methuselah |
| Discovery Information |
| Found by |
Shelby Clarke |
| Found in |
Baltimore, MD USA |
| Finding Institution |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Year Found |
2010 |
| From enriched soil sample? |
Yes
|
| Program |
SEA Program |
| GPS Coordinates |
39.255466 N, 76.712533 W Map |
| Discovery Notes |
Depth was about a quarter of an inch beneath the surface. Temperature was approximately 65°F. The earth was saturated; it had rained recently. The location was beside a pond with algae, many plants, and average foot traffic. |
| Plaque Notes |
Plaques are approximately 4 mm in diameter and are quite turbid. The phage is lysogenic, and while some plaques vary in size, most are the same size. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? |
Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed |
Mar 1, 2011 |
| Sequencing Facility |
DHMRI |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method |
454 Only |
| Genome length (bp) |
50891 |
| GC Content |
64.2% |
| Character of genome ends |
Defined physical ends
|
| 3' Overhang Length |
10 bp |
| 3' Overhang Sequence |
CGGGTGGTAA |
| Fasta file available? |
Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster |
A |
| Other Cluster Members |
|
| Subcluster |
A3 |
| Morphotype |
Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? |
No |
| Has been Annotated? |
No |
| Is live and searchable in GenBank? |
Not yet |
| Available Multimedia |
| EM Picture |
Download |
| Archiving Info |
| SEA Designator |
2010UMBCMethuselahSEC |
