Mycobacterium phage DingDing
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Detailed Information for Phage DingDing
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByTintin Ding
Year Found2025
Location FoundWindsor, CT USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Connecticut
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Unknown
Isolation Temperature22°C
GPS Coordinates41.8437 N, 72.63862 W Map
Discovery NotesDiscovery 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 NotesNamed after the finder of the soil, Tintin Ding. Also a reference to the sound of correctness/discovery: "Ding ding!"
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Shotgun Sequencing MethodDNBSEQ
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesSmall, uniform, clean edges, irregular shape, roughly 1-2mm in diameter.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload