Mycobacterium phage RoZara
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| Detailed Information for Phage RoZara | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Hylton Rodel |
| Year Found | 2014 |
| Location Found | Durban, South Africa |
| Finding Institution | University of Kwazulu-Natal |
| Program | Mycobacterial Genetics Course, Durban, South Africa |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.81179 S, 30.916246 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil Sample obtained from pot-plant containing a mint shrub, soil was moist (and regularly watered) and originally came from the GPS location 27.760798S 30.73509E (Outskirts of a small town known as Vryheid in South Africa). The soil likely contained composting materials and bovine waste matter. Lysate in first round of purification and may contain contaminant phage KeRo (isolated from same soil sample). |
| Naming Notes | Old childhood friend |
| 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 | Rozara plaques are circular and clear at the center (approximately 1-1.5mm)and display a clear "halo" zone with a diameter of approximately 4mm. The region between these two clear areas appears to display normal M. smegmatis growth. |
| 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 |