Mycobacterium phage Dzair
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| Detailed Information for Phage Dzair | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Hichem Nouasri |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Ottawa, Canada |
| Finding Institution | University of Ottawa |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.26308 N, 75.34284 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The discovery was made at Blackburn Hamlet's community garden, by a flower bed. |
| Naming Notes | The name Dzair is derived from the Arabic word for Algeria (El Djazaïr). It is chosen as a cultural homage to the discoverer’s country of origin. |
| 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 | Plaques are small to medium in size, round, and well-defined with clear centers. Distribution is uniform across the lawn, consistent with a high-dilution (10⁵) plate from the second purification round. |
| 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 |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
