Mycobacterium phage Sapphire
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| Detailed Information for Phage Sapphire | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Sumeda Sriram, Navya Kamuju, and Sarah Zia |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Alpharetta, GA United States |
| Finding Institution | Montana Technological University |
| Program | Montana Tech Bringing Research Into the Classroom |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.07768 N, 84.33538 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil sample was collected from Old Rucker Farm in a moist, shaded area. Found near a bell pepper. |
| Naming Notes | Sapphires are one of the most precious stones found in the world with their distinct scratch resistance abilities. Our phage is not only shaped like this stone, but the name also symbolizes how they are hidden gems with their ability to fight antibiotic resistance. |
| 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 | Plaque diameter was 7mm and clear in color. |
| 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 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
