Mycobacterium phage Hyekim
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| Detailed Information for Phage Hyekim | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Hyejung Kim, Kissaou Tchedre |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Austin, TX United States |
| Finding Institution | Austin Community College Eastview Campus |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.265444 N, 97.753556 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Lady Bird Lake in Austin, TX |
| Naming Notes | The phage was named "Hyekim" after my own name, Hyejung Kim, as this was my first independently isolated phage in the SEA-PHAGES program. |
| 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 were small (~1 mm) and turbid, consistent with a temperate Siphoviridae phage. EM imaging shows a capsid diameter of ~50–60 nm and a flexible tail of ~150 nm. |
| 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 |
