Mycobacterium phage Imara
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| Detailed Information for Phage Imara | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Clare McGlaughlin and Emem Eka |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Philadelphia, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Saint Joseph's University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.968224 N, 75.184576 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil sample was collected by Josh Grier. Josh entered the parking lot at the Fairmount Water Works Trail & Boardwalk then got on the Schuylkill trail. He collected the soil sample from a mulchy flower bed above a sewer drain right off the trail. |
| Naming Notes | The name came from the names of the younger sisters of the two discoverers combined, Ima and Moira |
| 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 appeared clear and approximately 1.1 mm in diameter after measuring 10 plaques. 48 hr incubation period. |
| 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 |