Mycobacterium phage Kamena
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| Detailed Information for Phage Kamena | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis SN2 |
| Found By | Saad Areeb, Kareem Dajani |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| 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 | 17°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.88353 N, 77.38622 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil was thoroughly enriched, sample collected after rainfall. The sample was taken at 08:30 hours, 1 inch below topsoil. The humidity was at 91% with the dew point at 16.7 degrees celsius. |
| Naming Notes | Named after a character from one of my favorite shows. |
| 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 plated plaques were mostly round, shaped like even circles. Depending on the dilution series or purification level, there were more plaques the less purified the sample was. |
| 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 |
| EM Picture | Download |
