Mycobacterium phage BigSpikes
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| Detailed Information for Phage BigSpikes | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Kaycie Urbiha, Lauren McCarthy |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | San Jose, CA United States |
| Finding Institution | Gonzaga University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 22°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.2897 N, 121.91878 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Sunny, found in January, 50-60 degrees outside, early in the morning around 10 AM, dry soil, full of organic matter, was found on the top of the surface, feels powdery and fine, warm to touch. |
| Naming Notes | Since we are on Gonzaga's college campus, we thought we would name it around that. We have a mascot named spike and thought that fit perfectly. So, to give it a wider description name we chose BigSpikes. |
| 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 were clear and transparent compared to the lawn they were surrounding. They measured about 0.2cm in diameter and were smooth and flat not raised or lifted against the lawn. |
| 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 |