Mycobacterium phage Kayvilene
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Detailed Information for Phage Kayvilene
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByViola Nguyen, Kayla Heine, and Jailene Gonzalez
Year Found2019
Location FoundNorthampton, MA United States
Finding InstitutionSmith College
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature37°C
GPS Coordinates42.3155 N, 72.6395 W Map
Discovery NotesWe collected 1 soil sample from Smith College campus on 10/1/2019 between 1:10pm and 1:30pm The weather was cloudy, and the temperature was 68 degrees F.

The soil sample was collected near the waterfall, close to the bushes. It was collected approximately 5cm deep. Soil was sandy and dark in color, there was a tree root that was in the way of collecting the sample.
Naming NotesIt is a mashup of the 3 discoverers' names: Kayla, Viola, and Jailene.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Sequencing FacilitySmith College
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 NotesThe plaques are large and cloudy.
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives