Mycobacterium phage Aleia
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| Detailed Information for Phage Aleia | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Abigail Ortega, Calli Hoesterey, Celeste Gant |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Longview, TX United States of America |
| Finding Institution | LeTourneau University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.52344 N, 94.77375 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was collected at 7:36 AM CDT on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, from the side of a pond located in the Wildwood neighborhood. The area had bits of sticks and wood chips. After removing the top foliage using some of the sticks, an approximately 2.5 cm wide and 2.5 cm deep hole was dug using a plastic spoon. The soil was dark and moist, and the ambient temperature of 22°C. |
| Naming Notes | We named our phage in honor of our wonderful scribe, Aleia Huff, who meticulously wrote down and sketched the procedures in the Lab notebook during the phage isolation process. |
| 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 | Phage Aleia's were clear to slightly cloudy with a bullseye appearance, with an average size of 2.1 mm (range 2.0 - 3.0 mm; n = 10). The plaques were uniform, with well-defined margins. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 3.3 x 10^10 pfu/mL |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |