Mycobacterium phage Sharkeys
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| Detailed Information for Phage Sharkeys | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Elle Blangy & Liz Ford |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Blacksburg, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Tech |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.2323 N, 80.42273 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | It was found near the woods and next to an office building. It was also next to a road. The soil was dry/powdery. |
| Naming Notes | We thought that the imaging of our phage looked a little bit like a sea creature. We love Sharks in general and we thought we could name it after a popular spot in Blacksburg. |
| 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 | Our plaques showed relatively small, isolated plaques that are dark in color. Also they are circular in shape and as seen on our EM picture, have distinct tails. |
| 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 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
