Mycobacterium phage Durantula
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| Detailed Information for Phage Durantula | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Yamin Zaghmout |
| Year Found | 2021 |
| Location Found | Fairfax, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | George Mason University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 27°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.828712 N, 77.307223 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was isolated from the Innovation Hall garden located at George Mason University. Moist soil was isolated on the wetter side, about three to four inches below the surface. |
| Naming Notes | The most prolific scorer in NBA history, Kevin Durant, now has a bacteriophage named after him. |
| 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 have clear and defined edges, indicating it is likely a lytic phage. Titer calculation found was 9.0 * 10^9 pfu/mL titer. |
| 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# | 139 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D2 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
