Mycobacterium phage Zarafa
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| Detailed Information for Phage Zarafa | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Chloé Deflandre |
| Year Found | Unavailable |
| Location Found | Montpellier, France |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.641138 N, 3.877575 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | The phage was discovered in a soil sample collected in front of the giraffe enclosure at the Lunaret Zoo (Zoo de Montpellier) in Montpellier, France. |
| Naming Notes | The phage was named Zarafa because the sample was collected in front of the giraffe enclosure at the Lunaret Zoo in Montpellier. "Zarafa" is a historical name associated with giraffes, referencing the famous giraffe gifted to France in the 19th century. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | A |
| Subcluster | A3 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| 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 |
| EM Picture | Download |
