Mycobacterium phage Pathlyssa
Pathlyssa Plaque Picture
Pathlyssa EM Picture
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Detailed Information for Phage Pathlyssa
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByAyla Hubbs & Delilah Jimenez
Year Found2025
Location FoundSpokane, WA USA
Finding InstitutionGonzaga University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature22°C
GPS Coordinates47.667578 N, 117.398998 W Map
Discovery NotesThis phage was isolated from slightly damp and tightly packed soil near the edge of a manicured lawn. There were originally pieces of dry grass, wood chips, and leaf litter in the collected sample. When we took the soil sample it was nearing the end of August, so it was very sunny and dry outside.
Naming NotesThe name comes from the greek root word “path”, meaning disease and the greek root word “lyssa”, which is associated with the goddess of fury, rage, and rabies. We combined these roots to create a phage name that meant an anger or hatred towards disease. Ironic, considering that bacteriophages kill bacteria.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesThe plaques are small, around 1-3mm in diameter. The edges are not hazy at all, and very clear as to where the phage lysed the host bacteria. The plaques take very long to form, around 1-2 weeks at room temperature.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload