Arthrobacter phage Kitalpha
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| Detailed Information for Phage Kitalpha | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Kennedy Barrow and Krystal Yackulak |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Sykesville, MD United States |
| Finding Institution | Stevenson University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.402711 N, 77.010798 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | State of soil: solid Type of soil: clay/soil mix, dry, clumpy Location: Sykesville, MD Specific Location: patch of grass under road sign off of Patrick Dr Depth of soil collection: 2 inches Outside Temp during collection: 73 degrees Fahrenheit |
| Naming Notes | In a desire to name our phage after a star, we searched for star names that started with "K" (first of initial of us, the founders). Kitalpha translates to "part of a horse" and our school's mascot is a mustang, making the name a perfect fit. |
| 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 |
| 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 |