| Detailed Information for Phage Jennelsea |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Jennel Clemon |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Williamsburg, VA US |
| Finding Institution | College of William & Mary |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 17°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.27103 N, 76.71354 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | At the location the soil sample was collected, the soil was very wet and loose. The area experienced light rain throughout the day which contributed to the soil's texture. The location was on the bank of the Crim Dell pond, which can be accessed from the gravel path leading to the Crim Dell bridge when walking towards Sadler. About three tablespoons of soil was collected from about an inch down from the surface. |
| Naming Notes | The reasoning behind naming my phage was that I deserved to have a phage that I had been working hard to find to be named after me, "Jennel," and the "sea" stands for the Seaphages program that has enabled students all over the world to participate in research that can one day change so many lives. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 22, 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 | 174 |
| Genome length (bp) | 56516 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGGAAGGCGC |
| GC Content | 61.7% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | F |
| Subcluster | F1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | College of William & Mary |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Small, round, clear, bullseye about 1mm in diameter, appears to be lysogenic due to bullseye appearance. All plaques of one morphology. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| 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 |
