Mycobacterium phage KiraTori
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| Detailed Information for Phage KiraTori | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Former names | Akira |
| Found By | Aaron B Colon |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Easton, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Lehigh University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.703697 N, 75.257249 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | The following phage was found in the dead of winter with a surrounding temperature of -12C. It was very moist and wet with a dark brown color and many clumps present. The ground was frozen solid due to the recent snow. It was relatively sunny and windy, and the sample was taken approximately 7 cm into the ground. |
| Naming Notes | Named in honor of the late Akira Toriyama, one of the most influential authors of the modern day. |
| 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 | 1-2 mm diameter; turbid; round. Halo is present around the small center. Does not grow much larger after extra incubation time. |
| 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 |