| Detailed Information for Phage DartGoblin |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Thomas Beyer |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Orono, ME United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Maine, Honors College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 72°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.898 N, 68.667 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil that contained this phage was collected from underneath a tree near Hitchner Hall, a building on the campus of the University of Maine. |
| Naming Notes | This phage is named after a card that I like from the mobile game Clash Royale. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Nov 25, 2025 |
| Sequencing Facility | Hubbard Center for Genome Studies at the University of New Hampshire |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Paired-end reads |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 606 |
| Genome length (bp) | 60398 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 11 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CTCGTAGGCAT |
| GC Content | 66.1% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | K |
| Subcluster | K1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Maine, Honors College |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Clear plaques, consistently about 4mm in diameter. Plaque density has no effect on plaque morphology for this phage. |
| 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 |
