| Detailed Information for Phage LilSaint | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Streptomyces mirabilis NRRL B-2400 |
| Found By | Peyton Heiss & Amma Frimpong |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Severn, MD United States of America |
| Finding Institution | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.126164 N, 76.679023 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Discovered in a soil sample that was collected from a moist, sandy, area. The soil had recently rain and was positioned in a flat grassy roadside area. The outdoor temperature was 17C at the time of collection. |
| Naming Notes | The name was inspired by the place it was discovered. LilSaint was found in the front yard of a pastor's home. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 5, 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 | 336 |
| Genome length (bp) | 132797 |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Overhang Length | 10947 bases |
| GC Content | 49.7% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | BE |
| Subcluster | BE1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Lysogeny Notes | A lawn of S. mirabilis was spotted with LilSaint and incubated for 7 days. After 7 days, plaques did not show signs of lysogenic growth, indicating that LilSaint may be a virulent phage. |
| Other Cluster Members |
Click to ViewAnedea (BE1) Angela (BE1) Bartholomune (BE1) BlueOtter (BE1) Bmoc (BE1) Braelyn (BE1) Cadmus (BE1) Coogler (BE1) Cross (BE1) Cursive (BE1) Daubenski (BE1) Davielle (BE1) EGole (BE1) Evy (BE1) HangryHippo (BE1) Jay2Jay (BE1) Larnav (BE1) Leo04 (BE1) Liandry (BE1) LilMartin (BE1) LilSaint (BE1) Lululemon (BE1) Marsus (BE1) Mildred21 (BE1) MulchMansion (BE1) Navo (BE1) NootNoot (BE1) PacManQ (BE1) Paradiddles (BE1) Peebs (BE1) Pepperwood (BE1) Persimmon (BE1) PinkiePie (BE1) Riptide (BE1) Samisti12 (BE1) Scheme (BE1) Shuckle (BE1) Squillium (BE1) Sushi23 (BE1) Targaryen (BE1) Teutsch (BE1) Tribute (BE1) Warpy (BE1) Watermoore (BE1) WhereRU (BE1) Amabiko (BE2) AngryGiraffe (BE2) Battuta (BE2) Birchlyn (BE2) BoomerJR (BE2) Bordeaux (BE2) Brizzy (BE2) CeilingFan (BE2) Elmer (BE2) Enygma (BE2) Genie2 (BE2) Gibbi (BE2) IchabodCrane (BE2) JimJam (BE2) Jollison (BE2) Karimac (BE2) KentuckyRacer (BE2) LukeCage (BE2) MindFlayer (BE2) Mugiwara (BE2) PumpkinSpice (BE2) Quaran19 (BE2) Rikishi (BE2) SaltySpitoon (BE2) Sollertia (BE2) Spelly (BE2) Spilled (BE2) Stanimal (BE2) Starbow (BE2) StarPlatinum (BE2) Tomas (BE2) TomSawyer (BE2) Wipeout (BE2) Wofford (BE2) Yaboi (BE2) |
| Annotating Institution | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Clear, round, rough edges. Plaques are ~2mm in diameter |
| 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 | |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
