Mycobacterium phage Kunai
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| Detailed Information for Phage Kunai | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Manuela Huertas Gonzalez and Mia Robles |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Aurora, CO United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 7°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.67815 N, 104.80881 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was collected at 7:40 am on September 5th. The environment was humid from the garden of an apartments building. |
| Naming Notes | Kunai is a word in Japanese that refers to a tool or weapon used by a Samurai or ninja. This is used by the character "Wraith" of the Apex Legend video game. We chose it because our phage is a weapon that will be used in multiple fields of study. |
| 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 | The plaques are homogeneous and have an average size of 6.5mm. They have a mildly cloudy halo and clear plaque edges. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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# | 178 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D2 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
