Mycobacterium phage Ukulinda
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| Detailed Information for Phage Ukulinda | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Londeka Mvuna |
| Year Found | 2015 |
| 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 | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.867324 N, 30.980877 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Westville Campus outside the Microbiology laboratory garden.The soil was sandy like and it was dry because it has not rained for the past few months, since it winter. The lysate was pure because it was done on the third round of purification. |
| Naming Notes | Ukulinda is a Zulu word meaning to wait. I named the phage Ukulinda because i was the last one to get the phage when we were doing the experiment of phage hunting. Then I learnt that in Science you have to be patient when you are doing something especially when you are trying to discover something new. |
| 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 | Small circular phages which are clear at the center but there was a circular turbidity around them.It grew after 24 hours of incubation but only one phage was found , then after further incubation many were observed. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |