Mycobacterium phage MickyNelson
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| Detailed Information for Phage MickyNelson | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Brianna Sousa and Gabriela Cristobal |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Easton, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Lafayette College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.695697 N, 72.213732 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The phage was discovered in a soil sample collected from a patch of grass covered in mulch under a tree between Lafayette College's Kamine Hall Residence Dorm and Simons Cafe. |
| Naming Notes | We picked the name MickyNelson for our phage because: 1. We like the name and think it sounds really cool. 2. I have a betta fish named Nelson, and Micky Mantel is my favourite baseball player, so it is an epic 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 |
| Plaque Notes | The plaque was 0.1 mm, be it no more than the size of a poppyseed, and had no halo. |
| 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 |