1. Haley Everroad –HBE Gigante
Location: Stockton, CA
GPS: N, W
Soil Metadata: The soil was collected from the banks of San Joaquin Delta on August 13, The soil was brown and composed of 25% sand, 43.75% silt, and 31.25% clay. The pH of the soil was 6.5. The percent water was 13.23%. The soil was collected at 93 degrees Fahrenheit and was slightly damp when collected. (original owner: Emily Johnson)
Purification: 3 rounds of purification
Average Plaque Size: 0.1 cm in diameter
Morphology: Siphoviridae
High Titer Lysate: 1.6 × 10^8 pfu/mL
TEM Results:
Head: 60 nm
Tail: 140 nm