Mycobacterium phage UrukHai
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| Detailed Information for Phage UrukHai | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Chris Reinhardt |
| Year Found | 2015 |
| Location Found | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Finding Institution | Johns Hopkins University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.326183 N, 76.617024 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | UrukHai was discovered from directly under tomato plants in the Center for Social Concern garden at Johns Hopkins University. The sample was taken on a warm, sunny day (27.2°C) in dry soil approximately 3.5 cm deep. |
| Naming Notes | Named after a powerful species of Orc due to UrukHai's tendency to lyse the entire plate as well as difficulty of isolation. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Lysogeny Notes | UrukHai is lytic. |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | UrukHai forms large, round, and clear plaques. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 71 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E9 |