Arthrobacter phage Kadzo
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Detailed Information for Phage Kadzo
Discovery Information
Isolation HostArthrobacter globiformis B-2979
Found ByCassie Dume and Natalie Delago
Year Found2023
Location FoundWaco, TX United States
Finding InstitutionBaylor University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?No
Isolation Temperature32°C
GPS Coordinates31.543601 N, 97.113946 W Map
Discovery NotesThe phage was found outside of the Arbor Hills apartments on the Baylor University campus.The soil was dry and had little water content. It composed of mostly silt and clay.
Naming NotesThis phage was named after one of the phage hunters Grandmother. It is the surname of a family that originated in Kenya and it has Swahili origins. The name Kadzo is of African origin and means "Kadzo is a name for a girl child from one of the coastal tribes of the mijikenda in Kenya called giryama kadzo means beautiful or pretty".
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Sequencing FacilityUniversity of Pittsburgh Genomics and Proteomics Core Laboratories
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina Sequencing
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesClear plaques with an average of 1.5 mm in diameter. Evenly spread around the assay
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 184
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# H11
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload