Mycobacterium phage LafGar
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| Detailed Information for Phage LafGar | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Angela Aguilar and Lynette Leelasumpan |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Easton, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Lafayette College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.696627 N, 75.210567 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Grassy dirt area close to bushes and one tree. The location is at the very corner of a building and right next to the sidewalk. Semi congested area where a lot of people and cars pass. |
| Naming Notes | The "Laf" comes from Lafayette and the "Gar" comes from agar. The name "LafGar" sounds like lifeguard and the top agar prevented the phages from "drowning". And allowing it to infect and spread in a controlled manner. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | About 1-millimeter virulent plaque. |
| 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 |