| Detailed Information for Phage KentuckyRacer |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Streptomyces griseus ATCC 10137 |
| Found By | Andrew Adams and Ross Rider |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Land Between the Lakes, KY United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Evansville |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.74952 N, 88.07441 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Sample of soil was collected from an area of high automobile traffic at a dirt racing track in Land Between the Lakes National Recreational Area. The dirt was soft, but not too full of water and a dark brown color. |
| Naming Notes | The name originates from the state the phage was found in as well as the race track it was found near. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 3, 2024 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 538 |
| Genome length (bp) | 133791 |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Direct Terminal Repeat Length | 12340 bp |
| GC Content | 49.3% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | BE |
| Subcluster | BE2 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Lysogeny Notes | Lytic. |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Evansville |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2024) |
| Plaque Notes | Phage plaques were always transparent and between 1-2mm in size. Only on extremely low concentration assays of the phage were plaques found smaller than 1mm. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer |
1.4 X 10^9 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
173 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
E9 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
