Mycobacterium phage Ahera
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| Detailed Information for Phage Ahera | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Benjamin Ahern and Awa Youm |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | Lincoln, NE, NE USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.819142 N, 96.698548 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was taken from just under a layer of mulch in the landscaping of the front yard of a house. It was damp and under direct sunlight. |
| Naming Notes | The name is a combination of the names of the two lab partners who worked on isolating, purifying, and archiving the phage. Ben Ahern and Awa Youm were combined to make Ahera. |
| 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 were clear and circular. There was no fading around the edges of any plaques. The average plaque had a diameter around 1.64 mm. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 63 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | H7 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |