Mycobacterium phage BlockHeadPaul
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| Detailed Information for Phage BlockHeadPaul | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Krista Freeman |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Hazyview, South Africa |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Phage Hunters Integrating Research and Education |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 24.98101 S, 31.484168 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Dry sand was collected outside the Paul Kruger gate at Kruger National Park in South Africa, near a large, blocky stone monument of the namesake's head. |
| Naming Notes | Paul Kruger is a complicated historical figure. By naming my phage BlockHeadPaul I honor his legacy of protecting the South African wilderness. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| 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 | Small, turbid plaques. |
| 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 |
