Mycobacterium phage SuperheroCarly

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Detailed Information for Phage SuperheroCarly
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByEmma Steinhardt
Year Found2025
Location Foundclovis, CA United States
Finding InstitutionNorthwestern College
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?No
Isolation Temperature37°C
GPS CoordinatesUnavailable
Discovery NotesI got my soil from my mother's raised bed with tomatoes
Naming NotesI named this phage after my sister, Carly, who is fighting brain caner.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedDec 18, 2025
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Sequencer UsedIllumina NextSeq 1000
Read TypeSingle-end reads
Read Length100 bp
Approximate Shotgun Coverage577
Genome length (bp)64540
Character of genome endsCircularly Permuted
GC Content59.6%
Fasta file available?Available upon entering GPS coordinates
Characterization
ClusterD
SubclusterD1
Cluster Life CycleLytic
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionNorthwestern College
Annotation StatusBeing Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026)
Plaque NotesMy plaques were about 4 mm in diameter, circular, with turbid edges.
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload