Details for Phage Karezi
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| Detailed Information for Phage Karezi | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Konstanze Sanders |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | Harrisonburg, VA United States of America |
| Finding Institution | James Madison University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.4245 N, 78.851883 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Virus was found in dark, moist soil in a Gold's Gym parking lot. Short grass was growing in the soil. The soil may have been freshly laid out. |
| Naming Notes | "Karezi" is a shorthand for a romantic pairing of two fictional characters from an internet comic called Homestuck. It is a term invented by the comic's fanbase and is not copyrighted. It is also a very silly name to give a phage. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Sequencing Facility | NC State Genomic Sciences Laboratory |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Genome length (bp) | 20083 |
| GC Content | 37.3% |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Plaque Notes | 0.5 mm, distinct, cloudy, incubated for 16 hours at 37 degrees Celsius |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Final annotation complete? | Yes |
| Number of Genes | 34 |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes: MN082625 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
