| Detailed Information for Phage Enkosi |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Xabiso Honono |
| Year Found | 2014 |
| Location Found | Durban, South Africa |
| Finding Institution | University of Kwazulu-Natal |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.8587 S, 31.0218 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was from a tomatoe patch in Westville. The soil was fairly moist. The sample was taken from the surface of the soil. |
| Naming Notes | Enkosi is my little brother's name. It means "thank you" in Xhosa. He is a little cute phage, in a loving kind of way. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 30, 2015 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 13377 |
| Genome length (bp) | 59052 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 11 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CTCGGGGGCAT |
| GC Content | 67.2% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | K |
| Subcluster | K1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques grew closely together, and most were small and perfectly round. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 79 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | KT281789 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
7 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
F3 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
| Final DNAMaster File | Download |