| Detailed Information for Phage Impisi | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Debbie Jacobs-Sera and Colin Lewis |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Phage Hunters Integrating Research and Education |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.950352 S, 18.481652 E Map |
| Naming Notes | Impisi is the Zulu word for hyena |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 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 | 1253 |
| Genome length (bp) | 42053 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 13 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CCCGCCGCCTTGG |
| GC Content | 66.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | N |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 3/18/2026) |
| Number of Genes | 69 |
| 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 |