Complete genome sequence of Wildflower, an O cluster mycobacteriophage.

Wildflower is a cluster O mycobacteriophage with a siphoviral morphotype that displays lytic activity in . It was isolated from soil in Johannesburg, South Africa. The double-stranded genome consists of 69,364 base pairs with a GC content of 65.

Evaluation of a human mucosal tissue explant model for SARS-CoV-2 replication.

With the onset of COVID-19, the development of ex vivo laboratory models became an urgent priority to study host-pathogen interactions in response to the pandemic. In this study, we aimed to establish an ex vivo mucosal tissue explant challenge model for studying SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication. Nasal or oral tissue samples were collected from eligible participants and explants generated from the tissue were infected with various SARS-CoV-2 strains, including IC19 (lineage B.

Complete genome sequence of Azrael100, a V cluster mycobacteriophage.

Azrael100, a cluster V siphoviral mycobacteriophage, was isolated from a garden in Johannesburg, South Africa. It can infect and lyse mc155. The double-stranded DNA genome contains 78,063 base pairs with a GC content of 56.