| Detailed Information for Phage Balomoji |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Kezie Osei, Blair Morgan, Drew Kircher |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Richmond, VA USA |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.54572 N, 77.44931 W Map |
| Naming Notes | Balomoji is short for Bali, Lake Como, and Fiji. Our team’s dream vacation spots! |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 17, 2024 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 1420 |
| Genome length (bp) | 76419 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 9 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGCTTGTCA |
| GC Content | 62.8% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | E |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2024) |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer |
10^10 pfu/ml |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
185 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
C5 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
