Microbacterium phage Tucana
Tucana Plaque Picture
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Detailed Information for Phage Tucana
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMicrobacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224
Found ByHana Gray and Hannah Horn
Year Found2022
Location FoundSpokane, 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 Coordinates47.66651 N, 117.40625 W Map
Discovery NotesWe found this phage in the soil of a flower bed.
Naming NotesThe name Tucana originates from the constellation of stars first observed by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman and then subsequently named by Petrus Plancius.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterEK
SubclusterEK1
Cluster Life CycleUnknown
Lysogeny NotesThe bullseye might be explained by the way the cell lyses at the end of its life cycle. A possible explanation could be that the phage lysis wasn't efficient.
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesThe plaques that our phage produced a hazy bullseye. The border separating the plaque and the agar was well defined. The plaques are relatively large.
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 166
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# A5
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload