Mycobacterium phage BigSmitty
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Detailed Information for Phage BigSmitty
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByEli Smith and Mars Smith
Year Found2025
Location FoundBoulder, CO United States of America
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Boulder
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature22°C
GPS Coordinates39.979994 N, 105.243954 W Map
Discovery NotesSoil was collected on August 27th at 5:37 pm. Sample was collected from a backyard.
Naming NotesSince we both have the last name Smith, and our bacteriophage had a very big tail, we decided to name the phage BigSmitty due to the name and size. This name originates from when Eli Smith played football in high school and his defensive line coach called him BIgSmitty.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesAfter performing serial dilutions to isolate BigSmitty, the resulting plaques were all approximately 2.75 mm in diameter and appeared to be lytic.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
SEA Lysate Titer 4.7x1010 pfu/mL