Mycobacterium phage Nichirin
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| Detailed Information for Phage Nichirin | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Alyssa Bloxton |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Merion Station, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Saint Joseph's University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.995306 N, 75.241139 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was collected on September 9th 2024, at 4:25pm, approximately 6 inches/15.45 cm into the ground. The Soil was moist, and the sample collection site was an Urban setting. Specifically a parking lot median underneath mulch. Phage Particle Measurements: average head diameter = 44.0 nm, average tail length = 215.8 nm (n=6) |
| Naming Notes | We named this phage Nichirin after our favorite anime in which the main character's sword was a Nichrin sword. Originally our plaques were weirdly oblong and narrow as they were arranged in a comet formation, which made sense considering a sword is also long and narrow. |
| 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 were 2mm in diameter,turbid and circular. Initially the plaques were oblong due to them taking a comet-like formation. |
| 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 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |