Mycobacterium phage Shrestha
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| Detailed Information for Phage Shrestha | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Shrestha Maharaj |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| 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 | 29.91505 N, 30.87176 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | Phage Shrestha was obtained from dry surface soil that had fine, light brown grains found in the garden.The soil was enriched overnight and then plated the next day, and incubated overnight. There was no evidence of plaques the next day. The soil that had been enriched for 48 hours and then plated and incubated overnight, had plaques when analysed the following day. |
| Naming Notes | The phage "Shrestha" was named after the scientist that discovered it, Shrestha Maharaj. |
| 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 circular, with an entire margin. The also appeared turbid.Indicating that the phage is temerate. Its titre was 8.67X10^12 |
| 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 |
| EM Picture | Download |