Mycobacterium phage SicilianSizzle
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| Detailed Information for Phage SicilianSizzle | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Noelle Krautkramer & Camille Vittu |
| 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 | 37.21475 N, 80.44554 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Sample was found on a brisk morning at 9:45 AM, September 3rd on the underside of a bush near Fox Ridge Apartments. |
| Naming Notes | We both have European descent and a love for good food! There is a sandwich known as a Sicilian Sizzle at one of the dining halls here at Virginia Tech. We thought it would be fitting to name our phage after this sandwich because one of us orders it everyday after class, while the other hears all about it! |
| 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 | The plaques shown on our plates demonstrate various medium to small plaque sizes. They look to be slightly cloudy and have a flat surface. |
| 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 |
