Arthrobacter phage Merpity
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| Detailed Information for Phage Merpity | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Willow Roberts |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Chatham University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 26°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.44993 N, 79.92585 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was discovered outside in enriched soil near the staircases of Chatham University's Pelletreau Apartments. The sample was dug up from about one inch below the surface in 26°C. |
| Naming Notes | "Merp" is used as an interjection, typically after a sentence one does not know how to end. The name of this phage came from adding "ity" to "Merp," thus making a more charming name. |
| 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 | Not in Pitt Archives |