| Detailed Information for Phage DingDing | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Tintin Ding |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Windsor, CT USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Connecticut |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | 22°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.8437 N, 72.63862 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Discovery Team: Loomis Chaffee Phage Hunters in Windsor, CT. Tintin Ding (discoverer), Clement Wang, Matteo Sanders, Will Piotrowski, Deron Lin, Reuben Abraham, Piney Arkaleephan Weather: Sunny and warm, 22C ○ Soil: Relatively dry soil, brown color. Found in grassy area Enrichment protocol was followed prior to first spot test. Sequencing performed on site at The Loomis Chaffee School by Neil Chaudhary using DNBSeq E25. |
| Naming Notes | Named after the finder of the soil, Tintin Ding. Also a reference to the sound of correctness/discovery: "Ding ding!" |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Sequencing Facility | The Loomis Chaffee School |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | DNBSEQ |
| Sequencer Used | DNBSEQ DNBSeq E25 |
| Read Type | Paired-end reads |
| Read Length | 150 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 700 |
| Genome length (bp) | 41901 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 11 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CCCCATGGCAT |
| GC Content | 66.6% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | G |
| Subcluster | G1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
Click to ViewAngel (G1) Annihilator (G1) Aroostook (G1) Avrafan (G1) AzulaCat (G1) Barkley26 (G1) BPs (G1) BQuat (G1) BruceB (G1) Camri (G1) CassieYates (G1) Cedasite (G1) Chance64 (G1) Cherrybomb426 (G1) CLED96 (G1) Coleslaw (G1) Crespo (G1) Darionha (G1) DingDing (G1) DMoney (G1) ECartman (G1) Frosty24 (G1) Gideon (G1) GoldenAsh (G1) Gomashi (G1) Grizzly (G1) Halo (G1) Hope (G1) Hotshotbaby7 (G1) Jane (G1) Jolene (G1) Jonghyun (G1) JorRay (G1) Kareem (G1) Kasen3 (G1) Liefie (G1) LouisV14 (G1) Maliketh (G1) Marmie (G1) Mowgli (G1) OctaviousRex (G1) Olga (G1) Paito (G1) Peeb (G1) Periodt (G1) Phish (G1) Phreak (G1) PinkYoshi (G1) Plagueis (G1) Rabbs (G1) Remy19 (G1) Renaissance (G1) Schiebel (G1) ShaboiShabazz (G1) Sizemore (G1) Sneeze (G1) Sweets (G1) Taheera (G1) Terror (G1) TinaBug (G1) TomBrady (G1) Wendigo (G1) ZoMa (G1) Zombie (G1) Avocado (G2) Cambiare (G2) FlagStaff (G2) Pace1224 (G2) Cloudyecho (G3) MOOREtheMARYer (G3) Pinnie (G3) Jolie2 (G4) Lemuria (G4) Mercurio (G4) Antsirabe (G5) Stargaze (G5) |
| Annotating Institution | University of Connecticut |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Small, uniform, clean edges, irregular shape, roughly 1-2mm in diameter. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 61 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| 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 |
