Mycobacterium phage Schmageggy
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| Detailed Information for Phage Schmageggy | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Ian Ophaug-Johansen and Jenna Hans |
| Year Found | 2021 |
| Location Found | West Lafayette, IN United States |
| Finding Institution | Purdue University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 23°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.465 N, 86.947 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Schmageggy was found at the base of a tree near Alight West Lafayette. Humidity was 41% and the weather was clear. It was additionally worked on by Madelyn Whitaker and Josh Hardy. |
| Naming Notes | The directors of the various Purdue Bands and Orchestras often use the name "Joe Schmageggy" as a stand-in example to represent what we should or should not be doing. It has become a running joke of sorts among students, so we thought it fitting to name our phage after the non-existent person. |
| 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 plaques formed by Schmaggeggy are small and clear, about 2 mm in diameter. They have distinct edges. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 3.5x10^8 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 138 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | C10 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |