Mycobacterium phage Ptowny
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| Detailed Information for Phage Ptowny | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Hunter McIlmoil |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | West Linn, OR United States |
| Finding Institution | Brigham Young University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 22°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.3282 N, 122.69983 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Ptowny was discovered in a large pile of fresh cow manure and soil that is used to fertilize a local farm in West Linn, Oregon. |
| Naming Notes | As the city where Ptowny was discovered is in the Portland metro area, Ptowny is a tribute to the city of Roses, Portland Oregon. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | CD Genomics |
| 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 bacteriophage formed large plaques approximately 4 mm in diameter with prominent surrounding halos. Plaques were not raised, had well-defined edges, and were clear, indicating efficient lysis of the host bacterium. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |