| Detailed Information for Phage Wigberry | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Streptomyces lividans NRRL B-12275 |
| Found By | Allison Wright |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Aubrey, TX United States |
| Finding Institution | University of North Texas |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.351124 N, 97.035042 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected soil from the Ray Roberts Greenbelt Trailhead in Aubrey, Texas on August 19th, 2025. The temperature outside was 101 degrees F with a 35% humidity at 15:30. It was very dry. |
| Naming Notes | I chose the name Wigberry because it is a whimsical name |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Dec 22, 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 | 576 |
| Genome length (bp) | 56900 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 9 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGCCCGCCT |
| GC Content | 59.3% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | BI |
| Subcluster | BI1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Lysogeny Notes | Bacteriophage Release yielded positive results Lysogen Confirmation via Superinfection Immunity yielded results that stated that all candidates were false lysogens. |
| Other Cluster Members |
Click to ViewCherryBlossom (BI1) DrGrey (BI1) Esketit (BI1) Espio (BI1) FidgetOrca (BI1) FrodoSwaggins (BI1) GirlPower (BI1) HazuAndZazu (BI1) Hoshi (BI1) IceWarrior (BI1) Indigenous (BI1) Jaylociraptor (BI1) Madamato (BI1) Maya (BI1) Meibysrarus (BI1) Namo (BI1) OlympicHelado (BI1) Popy (BI1) Rima (BI1) Soshi (BI1) Spectropatronm (BI1) TaidaOne (BI1) TieDye (BI1) TonyStarch (BI1) Wigberry (BI1) Annihilus (BI2) Bilo (BI2) Ditters (BI2) Doxi13 (BI2) GoblinVoyage (BI2) HotFries (BI2) Monse (BI2) Moozy (BI2) PherryCruz (BI2) RavenPuff (BI2) RosaAsantewaa (BI2) Sangak (BI2) Scap1 (BI2) SheRa (BI2) LibertyBell (BI3) CricKo (BI4) FromIndy (BI4) Miek (BI4) Rainydai (BI4) Regigigas (BI4) SendItCS (BI4) Thiqqums (BI4) Bing (BI5) Kardashian (BI6) ClubPenguin (BI7) |
| Annotating Institution | University of North Texas |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques were mostly clear and about 0.5mm in dimeter |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 1x10^10 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |