Mycobacterium phage OKoda
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Detailed Information for Phage OKoda | |
Discovery Information | |
Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
Found By | Isabella Mullins |
Year Found | 2025 |
Location Found | Louisville, KY United States |
Finding Institution | Spalding University |
Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
GPS Coordinates | 38.26 N, 85.74 W Map |
Discovery Notes | The sample was collected at waterfront Park in Louisville, KY right from the Ohio River. It was retrieved as a water sample. This phage was enriched, isolated, and cultivated. It was also looked under an electron microscope for further discovery of its structure. |
Naming Notes | The name of this phage is a combination between a name Koda and the Ohio river. Giving you OKoda (OH-code-AH). |
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 | OKoda has a distinct hexagonal head shape. The average Head diameter is about 55nm. The tail has a slight brush on the end. The brush looks more like a cap from a tube of toothpaste. The tail is fairly long with an average length of 210nm. |
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 |