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. 2022 Dec 15;11(12):e0096122.
doi: 10.1128/mra.00961-22. Epub 2022 Nov 21.

Mycobacteriophage Tarkin: a Cluster E Phage

Katherine E Cleary  1 , Anna M Fakhri  1 , Ethan N Dionne  1 , Marcie Warner  2 , Joseph A DeGiorgis  3   4 , Kathleen Cornely  1
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Mycobacteriophage Tarkin: a Cluster E Phage

Katherine E Cleary et al. Microbiol Resour Announc. .

Abstract

Mycobacteriophage Tarkin is a newly isolated phage that infects Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155. Tarkin was discovered in Providence, RI, and has a 75,998-bp genome sequence. Tarkin is predicted to have 142 protein coding genes and 2 tRNA genes. Based on gene content similarity, Tarkin is grouped with mycobacteriophages in cluster E.

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Figures

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FIG 1
Image of Tarkin created using a JEOL 200CX transmission electron microscope. Electron microscopy revealed that Tarkin is a member of the Siphoviridae family, with a circular capsid of 75 to 85 nm and a straight tail 235 to 275 nm long.
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