Mycobacterium phage Sharklegs
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Detailed Information for Phage Sharklegs
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByJulia Townsend and Anna Hofer
Year Found2017
Location FoundWest Lafayette, IN USA
Finding InstitutionPurdue University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?No
Isolation TemperatureNot entered
GPS Coordinates40.4218 N, 86.9151 W Map
Discovery Notes5-6 cm
Approx. Moisture Content of Soil
Very moist, looked recently watered
Urban/Rural
Was discovered in an urban environment, within 3 feet of foot traffic/cement/major roads/trees (adjacent to a stone path).
The ground was slightly sloped facing northeast.
The collected sample came from right next to a drain pipe.

Re amplified and purified in 2020 by Marissa Aloe, Jackson Brady, Zach Walnista, AJ Gin, Brittney Grabner, and Jake Paris.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesThe plaques cover a large area and are uniformly circular. The are very clear/opaque in the center and near the edges of the plaque they are hazy.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
SEA Lysate Titer 4.6E9
Pitt Freezer Box# 60
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# B10
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload