Mycobacterium phage Mira
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| Detailed Information for Phage Mira | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Sumira Kuvar |
| Year Found | 2014 |
| Location Found | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| Finding Institution | University of Kwazulu-Natal |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.55514 N, 30.40627 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The phage was isolated from a soil sample taken from my garden. However, the phage did not show up immediately, but after 3 days of enrichment, the phage was discovered a week later. |
| Naming Notes | The phage was named using the last 4 letters of my name.I believe I isolated it, hence it should be named after me just like all the past scientists who have discovered novel components of the world today. |
| 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 | The plaques were small and clear and possessed a spherical appearance. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 4 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D7 |