Mycobacterium phage LilPhayne
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| Detailed Information for Phage LilPhayne | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Anisha Addepalli |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Richmond, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Lysogeny Notes | Attempts to isolate lysogens were unsuccessful. Lawns that were hypothesized to be lysogenic were lysed when spotted with the phage, indicating absence of superinfection immunity. Phage release assays showed no spontaneous phage release, supporting a lytic lifecycle. |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Clear, small plaques with well-defined edges. |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 4.0 * 10^9 pfu/mL |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |