Mycobacterium phage Mattitude
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| Detailed Information for Phage Mattitude | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Kadence Kosanovich Johnson |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Bethlehem, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Lehigh University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | -7°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.60509 N, 75.37795 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was obtained outside the freshman dorm M&M on Lehigh University's campus. The ambient temperature was about -5ºC, so a very cold temperature. The soil was covered in snow and was wet / damp to the touch and dug up in large clumps that contained organic matter. The sample was collected at the surface of the ground. |
| Naming Notes | Mattitude was named after one of the Sturniolo Triplets (YouTubers), Matt, and the nickname he receives for his attitude. I have had some difficultly with the purification process of my phage, so I am giving it this name to reflect the attitude I am receiving from the phage. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Lysogeny Notes | The EM images of the filtered lysate sample revealed a hexagonal shaped head with a width of 54nm and a height of 75nm. The tails of the phages were long and flexible with a length of about 300nm, resulting in a head to tail ratio of 1:5.5. The lysate contained a high number of phages. |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques contained a cloudy outer ring with a smaller dark center in a bullseye formation. The plaques were 0.4-0.6mm in size, with the a center of about 0.2mm. |
| 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 | 1.0 x 10^7 pfu/ml |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
