Mycobacterium phage Breakneck
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| Detailed Information for Phage Breakneck | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Former names | Ethel? |
| Found By | Kayla Brulloths/Brian P Dunn |
| Year Found | 2018 |
| Location Found | Corpus Christi, TX USA |
| Finding Institution | Del Mar College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.677777 N, 97.0 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Fertilizer: yes Animals: Yes (Dogs) Morphology: Coccus Body of water: 10+ Meters away |
| Naming Notes | A synonym of speed, the name 'Breakneck' was chosen to reflect the virulent nature and rapid life cycle of the bacteriophage. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | lytic, high yielding phage that produces many PFU |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 79 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | G1 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
