| Detailed Information for Phage BloominB | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Bentley B, Kasey W |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Roanoke, VA United states |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Western Community College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.246978 N, 79.974015 W Map |
| Naming Notes | The name of this phage comes from Bentley and Kasey working under the same company, Blooming Brands. Kasey works at Carrabbas Italian grill, Bentley at Outback Steakhouse. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Single-end reads |
| Read Length | 100 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 1002 |
| Genome length (bp) | 53746 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 14 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | TAAGCCGCGCGGTA |
| GC Content | 67.4% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Q |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members | |
| Annotating Institution | Virginia Western Community College |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 87 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
Click to ViewBloominB_1 BloominB_2 BloominB_3 BloominB_4 BloominB_5 BloominB_6 BloominB_7 BloominB_8 BloominB_9 BloominB_10 BloominB_11 BloominB_12 BloominB_13 BloominB_14 BloominB_15 BloominB_16 BloominB_17 BloominB_18 BloominB_19 BloominB_20 BloominB_21 BloominB_22 BloominB_23 BloominB_24 BloominB_25 BloominB_26 BloominB_27 BloominB_28 BloominB_29 BloominB_30 BloominB_31 BloominB_32 BloominB_33 BloominB_34 BloominB_35 BloominB_36 BloominB_37 BloominB_38 BloominB_39 BloominB_40 BloominB_41 BloominB_42 BloominB_43 BloominB_44 BloominB_45 BloominB_46 BloominB_47 BloominB_48 BloominB_49 BloominB_50 BloominB_51 BloominB_52 BloominB_53 BloominB_54 BloominB_55 BloominB_56 BloominB_57 BloominB_58 BloominB_59 BloominB_60 BloominB_61 BloominB_62 BloominB_63 BloominB_64 BloominB_65 BloominB_66 BloominB_67 BloominB_68 BloominB_69 BloominB_70 BloominB_71 BloominB_72 BloominB_73 BloominB_74 BloominB_75 BloominB_76 BloominB_77 BloominB_78 BloominB_79 BloominB_80 BloominB_81 BloominB_82 BloominB_83 BloominB_84 BloominB_85 BloominB_86 BloominB_87 |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |