Microbacterium phage TakiTaki
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| Detailed Information for Phage TakiTaki | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Former names | Phasian |
| Found By | Amy Varghese and Mervin Alexander |
| Year Found | 2018 |
| Location Found | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | Drexel University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 20°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.097566 N, 75.025998 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was collected on September 24th at approximately 7:42 pm. It was drizzling rain as the soil was collected and it was about 68ºF. The general location of the soil is Conwell Avenue, right by the tree in front of my house. The GPS coordinates of the soil sample were 40.0975659,-75.02599829999997. |
| Naming Notes | Both the founders love the snack Takis as well as the song. Scientifically, we had a phage that was very consistently agressive so it had a "fiery" attitude. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| 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 clear and lytic. The plaque sizes range from 0.1-0.5 cm. |
| 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# | 82 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B8 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |