Mycobacterium phage Kirt
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| Detailed Information for Phage Kirt | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Cynthia Vu |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | Providence, RI USA |
| Finding Institution | Brown University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.829167 N, 41.829167 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Kirt was found in a wet soil patch near the side entrance (the one facing Alumnae Hall) to Smith-Buonanno Hall at Brown University. |
| Naming Notes | During the process of harvesting DNA for Kirt, I asked some of my dorm-mates for any naming suggestions. The name "Kirt" came up and I stuck with it. |
| 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 | All plaques were were clear and well defined. This suggests the virus has a lytic cycle. Also, the plaques were all uniformly shaped and were large compared to the positive control. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 1.34x10^11 |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 4 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D6 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
