Mycobacterium phage Splasharoo
Add or modify phage thumbnail images to appear at the top of this page.
Know something about this phage that we don't? Modify its data.
| Detailed Information for Phage Splasharoo | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Sophia Grzesiak |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Beverly Hills, MI United States |
| Finding Institution | Hope College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 34°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.5216 N, 83.27264 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | I found my phage on August 20th, 2025, at 10:37 pm. It was 67 degrees Fahrenheit outside. It was mostly dry out. I found my phage near my pool in a wooded area. |
| Naming Notes | I named my phage Splasharoo because I found it right behind my house next to my pool. The name just felt fun like splashing in the pool. The ‘-aroo’ part makes it sound goofy and cartoony, which fits perfectly. |
| 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 | Splasharoo plaques are usually around 3 mm in diameter(can sometimes vary), cloudy around the edges, and can be somewhat oval-shaped when in the incubator under 34 degrees Celsius for about 36 hours. |
| 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 |
| Virtual Digest Picture | Download |
