Mycobacterium phage KekoraPapaka
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| Detailed Information for Phage KekoraPapaka | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Lewis SF, Merop WE, Bannerot JL, DeMaris AA |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Longview, TX United States |
| Finding Institution | LeTourneau University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.46499 N, 94.72678 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Day of collection, September 25, 2025 Ambient Temperature: 28° C Humidity: 53% Location: Longview, Texas At 3:07 pm we collected a soil sample from a waterway running towards a drain. The soil was dark brown and very wet. The sample was collected using a spoon and placed in a sandwich bag. |
| Naming Notes | The phage's name is derived from our team discussing the carcinization theory. The name translates to CrabCrab. Translations from other languages were used to not confuse the phage with crabs. "Kekora" is the Hindi/Bengali word for crab, while "pāpaka" means "crab," in Māori language. |
| 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 | KekoraPapaka produced small, clear plagues, with average diameter 1.4 mm (range 0.8-2.0 mm; n=10). |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 2.1 x 10^9 PFU/mL |