| Detailed Information for Phage Triad |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Carly Velcich |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Finding Institution | TASK South Africa |
| Program | Unavailable |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.94 S, 18.4706 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | I found this phage in the front garden of where I was house-sitting at the time. This was in Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa. I scooped up some dirt on my way to the Phage course and isolated the phage from this. |
| Naming Notes | I named this phage "Triad" in recognition of the support structure I currently have in life at the moment. It reflects the two people that have kept me grounded, sane, and laughing throughout the chaotic house-sitting process. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Aug 11, 2025 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Single-end reads |
| Read Length | 100 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 2831 |
| Genome length (bp) | 68083 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 66.6% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | B |
| Subcluster | B1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | TASK South Africa |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 2/11/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques are small and circular, with a clear centre. When incubated for slightly longer, they develop a turbid outer edge. |
| 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 |
| EM Picture | Download |
