Mycobacterium phage IKonic25
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| Detailed Information for Phage IKonic25 | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Pitthaya Pothisack, Aaron Ortega |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Las Vegas, NV United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 25°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 6.36 N, 8.35 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Isolated from DR.Q Filthy Rich Potting Soil. |
| Naming Notes | Name made because of the phage being iconic and is not related to the boy band. The number "25" was picked due to 25 being funnier than 24. Additionally, the name IKonic25 was inspired by Kim Kardashian since she says the phrase "it's Iconic". |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Lysogeny Notes | IKonic25 behavior appears to be Temperate as the phage appears to be able to switch between lytic or lysogenic lifecycles. |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Turbid, 3mm in diameter |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer | Unknown |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| Virtual Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
