Mycobacterium phage Thylacine
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Detailed Information for Phage Thylacine
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByTaylor Downs, Everett Barthels
Year Found2024
Location FoundLakewood, CO USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Boulder
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature37°C
GPS Coordinates39.747778 N, 105.078611 W Map
Discovery NotesSoil sample dry and textured. Found in suburban yard.
Naming NotesThe Thylacine is an extinct dog-like marsupial that lived in Tasmania and mainland Australia. Our love for this charismatic mammal is what inspired the name for our phage.
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 NotesPlaques clear with no evidence of cloudiness or a 'halo' edge. Roundly shaped and approximately ~1-3mm in size consistently. Uniform in size and shape among plaques.
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
SEA Lysate Titer 2.0 x 10^8
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload