Mycobacterium phage Fergusina
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Detailed Information for Phage Fergusina
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByKhwaish Sharma
Year Found2025
Location FoundOttawa, Canada
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Ottawa
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?No
Isolation Temperature37°C
GPS CoordinatesUnavailable
Discovery NotesFound in a home vegetable garden in Barrhaven, Ottawa.

The sequence assembled into one primary contig of 68,619 bp with ~99% query coverage and ~99% identity to Mycobacterium phage PhatLouie. No additional high-quality contigs were produced, indicating that this assembly likely represents the complete genome of Fergusina.
Naming NotesThe name Fergusina was chosen after watching an Instagram reel that mentioned top 10 names for women in STEM. Fergusina was one of the names from that list and it spoke to me the most.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesMedium sized plaques. Plaques are clear. White ring in center. Core of plaque is darker than periphery. Lytic phage.
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
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload