Mycobacterium phage Memnon
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| Detailed Information for Phage Memnon | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Asia Lynette Evans |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Washington, DC United States |
| Finding Institution | Howard University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.92167 N, 77.018617 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | My partner and I collected 15 microliters of soil sample on College Street Washington DC 20059 (38.921670 N, 77.018617 W) with a plastic spoon and 50 mL tube, by the roots of a tree near the Howard University Biology Building. We recorded characteristics of the soil sample also. |
| Naming Notes | Memnon was the name of a half-human, half god deity who was also an Ethiopian king. His parents were the goddess of dawn, Eos, and his father, Titonus. Memnon means steadfast or resolute. |
| 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 | 4mm, plaques are clear, and plaques are smooth. |
| 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 |