Mycobacterium phage Nelisiwe
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| Detailed Information for Phage Nelisiwe | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Jessica T. Mhlongo |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | Durban, South Africa |
| Finding Institution | University of Kwazulu-Natal |
| Program | Mycobacterial Genetics Course, Durban, South Africa |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.867516 S, 30.980516 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | The phage was discovered in the soil taken from H block at UKZN Westville Campus. The soil was in the garden, dry, soft, dark in colour. It was fortunate to find this phage since it was found in the sixth enriched soil sample. |
| Naming Notes | The phage is named after my mother(Nelisiwe) who passed away in 2006. She was very sick and was diagnosed with TB because she was immune compromised and she passed away while on TB treatment. It named after her since this phage infect Mycobacterium smegmatis mc 155 and have a potential to infect Mycobacterium tuberculosis which can be a potential cure for TB. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | The phage produced clear plaque halos. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |