| Detailed Information for Phage Phantasmagoria |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Bilalay Tchadi |
| Year Found | 2021 |
| Location Found | Williamsburg, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | College of William & Mary |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.270007 N, 76.725418 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Phantasmagoria was isolated from a soil sample taken from the Matoaka Woods behind the College of William & Mary. Soil was collected from the base of decaying tree trunk identified as a likely source of microbial life. |
| Naming Notes | The name Phantasmagoria captures the feeling of of fascination and magical wonder evoked while working with the chaotic variation generated by (quasi)living systems. It also references the sublime macabre inherent to the study of phages, a biological entity centered around destruction and exploitation of bacteria, ultimately for the greater good. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 2335 |
| Genome length (bp) | 67046 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 68.9% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | B |
| Subcluster | B2 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | College of William & Mary |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Phantasmagoria phages have a distinct head (diameter of ~60 nm) and tail (~280 nm length X ~15nm width). The phage heads seemed to bunch together when looked at through the electron microscope. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Submitted Annotation in DNA Master Format | Download |
| Submitted Minimal DNA Master File | Download |
| Author List | Download |
| Annotation Cover Sheet | Download |
| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | ON970587 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
160 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
H5 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
| GenBank File for Phamerator | Download |
