Mycobacterium phage Tachyon
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| Detailed Information for Phage Tachyon | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Zak Stevenson and Jake Heitkamp |
| Year Found | 2017 |
| Location Found | Crete, NE USA |
| Finding Institution | Doane University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.621 N, 96.948 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Phage was found under a tree about an inch under wet moss. The soil was damp and the weather was sunny and 87 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| Naming Notes | The name Tachyon comes from the meaning of a hypothetical particle that moves faster than the speed of light. I used this word as the name because I thought it was interesting and sounded like a good fit. |
| 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 head was 96nm in Diameter The tail was 80nm in Diameter |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| 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# | 66 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | D6 |
| Available Files | |
| EM Picture | Download |