Mycobacterium phage Kiva
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| Detailed Information for Phage Kiva | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Nathaniel Pham |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Rock Hill, SC United States |
| Finding Institution | Winthrop University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.94012 N, 81.03298 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found about 1 inch deep in soil between a tree and mushroom growth. Near Little Chapel, Winthrop University, Rock Hill SC. |
| Naming Notes | "Kiva" is the name of a television show I watched as a child, involving a vampire theme. The nature of the virus reminded me of another show called "The Strain" which is ultimately where I drew inspiration from. |
| 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 | Multiple plaques of different morphologies were found on the original plate. |
| 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 |
