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 |