Mycobacterium phage Barkley
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| Detailed Information for Phage Barkley | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Rose Smith |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Kuttawa, KY United States |
| Finding Institution | Western Kentucky University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.05824 N, 88.11173 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected: 09/01/2025 at 12:50 pm Temperature: 83 degrees Fahrenheit Depth: 6 centimeters deep Soil Description: hot and very moist The soil was collected from the shoreline of Lake Barkley. It was warm to the touch and had a stinky smell. The texture appeared to be a mixture of mud and sand. Surrounding the collection site, there was visible algae, scattered debris, and a dead fish along the shoreline. |
| Naming Notes | I named this phage Barkley because it was collected from the shoreline of Lake Barkley. |
| 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 my phage have a bull's-eye morphology, characterized by a clear center surrounded by a turbid ring. An average plaque size of 4.14mm was calculated, with a standard deviation of 4.14 +- 0.44mm. |
| 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 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
