Mycobacterium phage Shafi
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| Detailed Information for Phage Shafi | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Ali Abbas |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Spokane, WA United States |
| Finding Institution | Gonzaga University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 22°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.666716 N, 117.405266 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was collected from a dirt patch under a tree. It was around 23 degrees Celsius at the time of sample collection. The soil was noncoherent. |
| Naming Notes | Shafi is an Arabic word that translates to a person or thing that frees people from disease/illness. I thought it was a fitting name for a bacteriophage that may potentially be used in a clinical setting. |
| 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 plaques are about 1-2 mm in diameter. They are very tiny, round, and turbid. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |
| EM Picture | Download |