Mycobacterium phage Bluvara
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| Detailed Information for Phage Bluvara | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Former names | BlueBelle |
| Found By | Kobe Wettstein |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | West Linn, OR United States |
| Finding Institution | Brigham Young University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 73°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.32786 N, 122.70014 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was taken from a garden where blueberries are planted each year. Soil is fertilized with large amounts of horse and cow manure each year. I took a scoop of dirt from this garden and took it to BYU. |
| Naming Notes | My favorite ice cream is the company bluebell and I was inspired to name my phage after that. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Sequencing Facility | CD Genomics |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Paired-end reads |
| Read Length | 150 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 4618 |
| Genome length (bp) | 49459 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 11 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CCCACCCCCGA |
| GC Content | 66.2% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Brigham Young University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Small to medium plaques that were roughly 2mm in diameter, very circular with smooth edges. Evenly distributed across the bacterial lawn. No halo observed, clear plaques. |
| 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 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
