Details for Phage Kioshi
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| Detailed Information for Phage Kioshi | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Aloysius James Hora, Jacqueline Rivera |
| Year Found | 2017 |
| Location Found | Baguio City, Philippines |
| Finding Institution | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| GPS Coordinates | 16.402333 N, 120.596007 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was found in a tropical climate up on a mountainous region. The temperature was around 70 degrees Fahrenheit during collection and the soil was damp. The soil was collected near plant matter and had clay-like texture with little rocks/pebbles. |
| Naming Notes | The name was inspired from the Nickelodeon television series "Avatar: The Last Airbender". One of the show's characters was named Kyoshi, who was known as a tough and powerful individual. For copyright purposes, we changed the name to Kioshi instead of keeping the original name. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Sequencing Facility | NC State Genomic Sciences Laboratory |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 624 |
| Genome length (bp) | 165676 |
| GC Content | 39.5% |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Direct Terminal Repeat Length | 7604 bp |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | AF |
| Subcluster | AF3 |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Plaque Notes | The plaques are small (around 2 mm in diameter) and have a turbid periphery with a clear center. It looks comet-like with a pointed side. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Final annotation complete? | Yes |
| Number of Genes | 261 |
| Number of tRNAs | 14 |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes: MH638312 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |