Mycobacterium phage BloominB
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| 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 |
| 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 |