Mycobacterium phage Menhit
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| Detailed Information for Phage Menhit | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Sarah Herricks |
| Year Found | 2014 |
| Location Found | Hopkinsville, KY USA |
| Finding Institution | Western Kentucky University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.863889 N, 87.518056 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Menhit was isolated from an enriched soil sample taken from Hopkinsville, KY. |
| Naming Notes | Menhit is the Egyptian goddess of war. Her name literally translates to "she who massacres." Because of her very aggressive and warrior-like character, she is sometimes also known as the goddess of lions and typically takes the form of a humanoid lioness. |
| 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 | Menhit plaques have a clear center surrounded by a turbid ring. Based on this morphology, it is likely that Menhit is a temperate phage. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| SEA Designator | 2014WEKUmenhitSH |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 3.9x10^8 |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 10 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D12 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
