Mycobacterium phage Gripho
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Detailed Information for Phage Gripho
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByJames Griffiths
Year Found2025
Location FoundGrand Rapids, MI United States
Finding InstitutionHope College
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Unknown
Isolation Temperature34°C
GPS Coordinates42.94829 N, 85.51409 W Map
Discovery NotesSample "Swamp" Collected:
- @ 7:30 pm on Aug. 20th 2025

Conditions of Collected Sample:
- Weather: 75 Degrees F, slightly sunny and windy
- Dug down 4in then took sample
- Sample itself was slightly wet/ heavily moist
Naming NotesMy name is James Griffiths

My friends and family call my family the "Griffo Fam" so it has become an abbreviation over time. So taking that abbreviation and the joke of our class of replacing "ph" to anything making a "f" sound.
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 NotesThe plaque is primarily turbid, and has a clear pin point in the center. The overall size of the plaque is roughly 1-2mm. The size can vary between those measurements mentioned. Best results if plate pulled out at around 36 hours
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
Virtual Digest PictureDownload