| Detailed Information for Phage Reccee |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Emarie Toirkens |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Rock Hill, SC United States |
| Finding Institution | Winthrop University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.939958 N, 81.032637 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found next to a building and under a tree. Dug 2-3 inches into the dirt, found worms while digging. |
| Naming Notes | Named after childhood cat. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Single-end reads |
| Read Length | 100 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 136 |
| Genome length (bp) | 70134 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 68.4% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | B |
| Subcluster | B5 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Winthrop University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques range in size from tiny to small, and the plaques have clear boarders. |
| Number of Genes | 98 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
