| Detailed Information for Phage XFactor |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Xabiso Honono |
| 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 | 29.8587 S, 31.0218 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was from a tomato patch in Westville. The soil was fairly moist. The sample was taken from the surface of the soil. |
| Naming Notes | Found in the sample that contained Enkosi. At sequencing 2 phages were identified by DAR. DJS names the second phage in that sample (this phage) after the founder of Enkosi, Xabiso Honono. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 30, 2015 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 1756 |
| Genome length (bp) | 55617 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGGACGGCGC |
| GC Content | 61.7% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | F |
| Subcluster | F1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | KT281795 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
7 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
F4 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |