Mycobacterium phage Rykard
Rykard Plaque Picture
Rykard EM Picture
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Detailed Information for Phage Rykard
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByGabriel Nistor, Sean Brender
Year Found2025
Location FoundIssaquah, WA United States
Finding InstitutionGonzaga University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature22°C
GPS Coordinates47.541228 N, 122.022061 W Map
Discovery NotesPhage was discovered from the soil of a potted plant bought from a store. Soil was taken during the average weather conditions in Seattle during the start of summer 2025.
Naming NotesRykard, Lord of Blasphemy, came from a background as the son of Radagon and Rennala, and a brother to Ranni and Radahn. Driven by his defiance of the Golden Order, he traveled to Mount Gelmir, where he established Volcano Manor and merged with the God-Devouring Serpent to seek immortality and power. This is all from the video game Elden Ring.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesOur phage had a nice circular head and a longer tail. The tail measured to be 232.5 nm longer. The width of the head measured to be 70 nm. The tail was really straight in one of the TEM pictures. In the other picture the tail was slightly curved.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload