| Detailed Information for Phage YangYin | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Raymond Zheng |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Conway, SC United States |
| Finding Institution | Coastal Carolina University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.79994 N, 79.02324 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Taken from the edge of the woods in the back of an apartment complex (The Arch). Soil under about 2-3 of mulch was obtained. Very organic, loose, and somewhat moist soil that wasn’t very sandy. |
| Naming Notes | YangYin is the reverse of Yin and Yang representing the concept about interdependence. This analogy can be used to describe the phases role in both being beneficial and harmful. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 9, 2026 |
| 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 | 429 |
| Genome length (bp) | 44923 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CCCGTGGCAT |
| GC Content | 69.3% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | G |
| Subcluster | G5 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
Click to ViewAngel (G1) Annihilator (G1) Aroostook (G1) Avrafan (G1) AzulaCat (G1) Barkley26 (G1) BPs (G1) BQuat (G1) BruceB (G1) Camri (G1) CassieYates (G1) Cedasite (G1) Chance64 (G1) Cherrybomb426 (G1) CLED96 (G1) Coleslaw (G1) Crespo (G1) Darionha (G1) DingDing (G1) DMoney (G1) ECartman (G1) Frosty24 (G1) Gideon (G1) GoldenAsh (G1) Gomashi (G1) Grizzly (G1) Halo (G1) Hope (G1) Hotshotbaby7 (G1) Jane (G1) Jolene (G1) Jonghyun (G1) JorRay (G1) Kareem (G1) Kasen3 (G1) Liefie (G1) LouisV14 (G1) Maliketh (G1) Marmie (G1) Mowgli (G1) OctaviousRex (G1) Olga (G1) Paito (G1) Peeb (G1) Periodt (G1) Phish (G1) Phloodle (G1) Phreak (G1) PinkYoshi (G1) Plagueis (G1) Rabbs (G1) Rattrick (G1) Remy19 (G1) Renaissance (G1) Ruriko (G1) Schiebel (G1) ShaboiShabazz (G1) Sizemore (G1) Sneeze (G1) Sweets (G1) Taheera (G1) Terror (G1) TinaBug (G1) TomBrady (G1) Wendigo (G1) ZoMa (G1) Zombie (G1) Avocado (G2) Cambiare (G2) FlagStaff (G2) GodSpeed (G2) Pace1224 (G2) Cloudyecho (G3) MOOREtheMARYer (G3) Pinnie (G3) Jolie2 (G4) Lemuria (G4) Mercurio (G4) Antsirabe (G5) Stargaze (G5) YangYin (G5) |
| Annotating Institution | Coastal Carolina University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | They are clear, small and circular plaques |
| 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 |
| EM Picture | Download |