Mycobacterium phage MerPo
Duplicate of Marie
Upon sequencing, this phage turned out to be 100% identical to Marie, a phage found more than a decade earlier.
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| Detailed Information for Phage MerPo | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Caitlin Bhagwandeen |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.47707 N, 79.93305 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found outside of my apartment complex in Highland Park |
| Naming Notes | Named after my two cats, Merlin and Po |
| 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 |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 220 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | E6 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |