| Detailed Information for Phage Alkhayr |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Laiba Imtiaz |
| Year Found | 2022 |
| Location Found | Albertson, NY United States |
| Finding Institution | SUNY Old Westbury |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.76806 N, 73.65333 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was dry/wet due to rain the prior day.
Plants were growing on top.
Fertilized soil for gardening.
Landscape and above ground vegetation. |
| Naming Notes | It is an arabic word that translates to mean anything that is good or beneficial. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 2827 |
| Genome length (bp) | 70791 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 4 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | GTGT |
| GC Content | 65.3% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | O |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | SUNY Old Westbury |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2024) |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques were very small and a little fuzzy.
The shape is somewhat circular with the edges a little uneven.
The plaque size was 1.0 mm |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
160 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
H10 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
