| Detailed Information for Phage Mecca |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Quinlyn Highsmith |
| Year Found | 2017 |
| Location Found | Washington, DC USA |
| Finding Institution | Howard University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 21°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.920556 N, 77.017778 W Map |
| Naming Notes | Howard University is known as the Mecca, and this phage was found here! Therefore, it was only right that this phage was named after its’ founding location. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Genome length (bp) | 68890 |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| GC Content | 66.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | B |
| Subcluster | B1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Two morphologies. One small (1mm) and one medium (3mm) |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Submitted Minimal DNA Master File | Download |
| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | MK279865 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer |
4.8 x 10^10 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
53 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
B11 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Final DNAMaster File | Download |
| GenBank File for Phamerator | Download |
