| Detailed Information for Phage GodSpeed |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Kyla Scheff and Josue Navarro |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Olympia, WA United States |
| Finding Institution | Gonzaga University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 22°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.56184 N, 122.37472 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected near the West Seattle Stadium on the side of the road, under blackberry bushes. |
| Naming Notes | We chose this name because GodSpeed is an expression of good wishes to a person starting a journey. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Single-end reads |
| Read Length | 100 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 1160 |
| Genome length (bp) | 44102 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CCCATGGCAT |
| GC Content | 68.3% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | G |
| Subcluster | G2 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Gonzaga University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Small, circular, opaque plaques. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 64 |
| 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 |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
