Mycobacterium phage LilFireFly
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| Detailed Information for Phage LilFireFly | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Keira Martin and Brenden Cotter |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Boulder, CO United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 24°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.0 N, 105.0 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found near pond with wildlife such as geese and ducks. |
| Naming Notes | This phage was named due to the little clear plaques that resembled light spots on the bacteria lawn like fireflies light up the dark night sky. |
| 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 | Lytic phage with clear, small plaques. High Titar Lysate is 2.2 e8 plaque forming units per mL. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |
| EM Picture | Download |
