Dustin Edwards

Our phages

This is the list of bacteriophages isolated from soil and water by undergraduates in the Tarleton State University SEA-PHAGES course in Stephenville, Texas. It has 75 phages found from 2017 to 2025. The 16 phages from 2017 were isolated on Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 (ATCC 700084); from 2018 on, the lab has used Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224, the host for 59 of them. Each phage has its own entry below with its host, the year it was found, the Texas county it came from, its PhagesDB record, and its genome announcement where one has been published. For how these phages were found, purified and prepared for sequencing, see phage discovery. The genome papers are also listed under publications.

All phages#

Sorted by year, then by name.

Phage Year Host County PhagesDB Paper
Acorn15 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Hood County PhagesDB
Allene 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Erath County PhagesDB
Arlo 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Erath County PhagesDB Paper
Ferdie 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Tarrant County PhagesDB
Gibbonz 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Guadalupe County PhagesDB
Lucinda 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Texas PhagesDB
Malware 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Erath County PhagesDB
Noonan 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Tarrant County PhagesDB
Nuggs 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Hood County PhagesDB
Ryadel 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Erath County PhagesDB Paper
Sniffles 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Erath County PhagesDB
Strudel 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Tarrant County PhagesDB
Texx 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Guadalupe County PhagesDB
TidBit 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Erath County PhagesDB
Trelle 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Erath County PhagesDB
Vero 2017 M. smegmatis mc²155 Hood County PhagesDB
Aislinn 2018 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Finny 2018 M. foliorum Comal County PhagesDB Paper
Gustopher 2018 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Hamburger 2018 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
KelliBelli 2018 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Puggeroni 2018 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Rowley 2018 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
RubberBandz 2018 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Balloony 2019 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Epsy 2019 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Fizzles 2019 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB Paper
Lahey 2019 M. foliorum Williamson County PhagesDB
NeonMoon 2019 M. foliorum Hood County PhagesDB
Rathburn 2019 M. foliorum Hood County PhagesDB
Titoz 2019 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Virsces 2019 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Wednesday 2019 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Agnetha 2020 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Damoria 2020 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
IndyLu 2020 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB Paper
Jewell 2020 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
PurpleGoat 2020 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Tank18 2020 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
BenitoVP 2021 M. foliorum Somervell County PhagesDB
BlueJean 2021 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
DopeGoat 2021 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Enchi 2021 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
EnderDragon 2021 M. foliorum Somervell County PhagesDB
Grapple 2021 M. foliorum Williamson County PhagesDB
HandsomeSquid 2021 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Interrobang 2021 M. foliorum Somervell County PhagesDB
LemonZest 2021 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Loca 2021 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB Paper
Obsidian 2021 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Besitos 2022 M. foliorum Parker County PhagesDB
CutiePie 2022 M. foliorum Parker County PhagesDB
DaddyP 2022 M. foliorum Eastland County PhagesDB
DJDoc 2022 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Fambo 2022 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Milagros 2022 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Nephthys 2022 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Padme 2022 M. foliorum Hood County PhagesDB
Ashaug 2023 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
BoneCarver 2023 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
EarlyBird 2023 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Ganandorf 2023 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Godfather 2023 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB Paper
Kudou 2023 M. foliorum Tarrant County PhagesDB
Tiland 2023 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
BlueMoth 2024 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
HoneyBear 2024 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Puckett 2024 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Softsoap 2024 M. foliorum Bell County PhagesDB
Squally 2024 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Blimey 2025 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
Carino 2025 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB
PaleRider 2025 M. foliorum Milam County PhagesDB
Rira 2025 M. foliorum Milam County PhagesDB
Triri 2025 M. foliorum Erath County PhagesDB

The phages one by one#

Acorn15#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Hood County, Texas.

Acorn15 on PhagesDB.

Allene#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Erath County, Texas.

Allene on PhagesDB.

Arlo#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Erath County, Texas.

Arlo on PhagesDB. Genome announcement.

Ferdie#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Tarrant County, Texas.

Ferdie on PhagesDB.

Gibbonz#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Guadalupe County, Texas.

Gibbonz on PhagesDB.

Lucinda#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Texas.

Lucinda on PhagesDB.

Malware#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Erath County, Texas.

Malware on PhagesDB.

Noonan#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Tarrant County, Texas.

Noonan on PhagesDB.

Nuggs#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Hood County, Texas.

Nuggs on PhagesDB.

Ryadel#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Erath County, Texas.

Ryadel on PhagesDB. Genome announcement. A manuscript on its cryo-EM structure is submitted.

Sniffles#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Erath County, Texas.

Sniffles on PhagesDB.

Strudel#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Tarrant County, Texas. Formerly named Jentrie.

Strudel on PhagesDB.

Texx#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Guadalupe County, Texas.

Texx on PhagesDB.

TidBit#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Erath County, Texas.

TidBit on PhagesDB.

Trelle#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Erath County, Texas.

Trelle on PhagesDB.

Vero#

Host: Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Found in 2017, Hood County, Texas.

Vero on PhagesDB.

Aislinn#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2018, Erath County, Texas.

Aislinn on PhagesDB.

Finny#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2018, Comal County, Texas.

Finny on PhagesDB. Genome announcement.

Gustopher#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2018, Erath County, Texas.

Gustopher on PhagesDB.

Hamburger#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2018, Erath County, Texas.

Hamburger on PhagesDB.

KelliBelli#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2018, Erath County, Texas.

KelliBelli on PhagesDB.

Puggeroni#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2018, Erath County, Texas.

Puggeroni on PhagesDB.

Rowley#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2018, Erath County, Texas.

Rowley on PhagesDB.

RubberBandz#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2018, Erath County, Texas. Formerly named Halloweenie.

RubberBandz on PhagesDB.

Balloony#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2019, Erath County, Texas.

Balloony on PhagesDB.

Epsy#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2019, Erath County, Texas.

Epsy on PhagesDB.

Fizzles#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2019, Erath County, Texas.

Fizzles on PhagesDB. Genome announcement.

Lahey#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2019, Williamson County, Texas.

Lahey on PhagesDB.

NeonMoon#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2019, Hood County, Texas.

NeonMoon on PhagesDB.

Rathburn#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2019, Hood County, Texas.

Rathburn on PhagesDB.

Titoz#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2019, Erath County, Texas.

Titoz on PhagesDB.

Virsces#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2019, Erath County, Texas. Formerly named Cerberus.

Virsces on PhagesDB.

Wednesday#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2019, Erath County, Texas.

Wednesday on PhagesDB.

Agnetha#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2020, Erath County, Texas.

Agnetha on PhagesDB.

Damoria#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2020, Erath County, Texas.

Damoria on PhagesDB.

IndyLu#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2020, Erath County, Texas.

IndyLu on PhagesDB. Genome announcement.

Jewell#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2020, Erath County, Texas.

Jewell on PhagesDB.

PurpleGoat#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2020, Erath County, Texas.

PurpleGoat on PhagesDB.

Tank18#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2020, Erath County, Texas.

Tank18 on PhagesDB.

BenitoVP#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2021, Somervell County, Texas.

BenitoVP on PhagesDB.

BlueJean#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2021, Erath County, Texas.

BlueJean on PhagesDB.

DopeGoat#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2021, Erath County, Texas.

DopeGoat on PhagesDB.

Enchi#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2021, Erath County, Texas.

Enchi on PhagesDB.

EnderDragon#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2021, Somervell County, Texas.

EnderDragon on PhagesDB.

Grapple#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2021, Williamson County, Texas.

Grapple on PhagesDB.

HandsomeSquid#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2021, Erath County, Texas.

HandsomeSquid on PhagesDB.

Interrobang#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2021, Somervell County, Texas.

Interrobang on PhagesDB.

LemonZest#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2021, Erath County, Texas.

LemonZest on PhagesDB.

Loca#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2021, Erath County, Texas.

Loca on PhagesDB. Genome announcement.

Obsidian#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2021, Erath County, Texas.

Obsidian on PhagesDB.

Besitos#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2022, Parker County, Texas.

Besitos on PhagesDB.

CutiePie#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2022, Parker County, Texas.

CutiePie on PhagesDB.

DaddyP#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2022, Eastland County, Texas.

DaddyP on PhagesDB.

DJDoc#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2022, Erath County, Texas.

DJDoc on PhagesDB.

Fambo#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2022, Erath County, Texas.

Fambo on PhagesDB.

Milagros#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2022, Erath County, Texas.

Milagros on PhagesDB.

Nephthys#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2022, Erath County, Texas.

Nephthys on PhagesDB.

Padme#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2022, Hood County, Texas.

Padme on PhagesDB.

Ashaug#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2023, Erath County, Texas.

Ashaug on PhagesDB.

BoneCarver#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2023, Erath County, Texas.

BoneCarver on PhagesDB.

EarlyBird#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2023, Erath County, Texas.

EarlyBird on PhagesDB.

Ganandorf#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2023, Erath County, Texas.

Ganandorf on PhagesDB.

Godfather#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2023, Erath County, Texas.

Godfather on PhagesDB. Genome announcement.

Kudou#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2023, Tarrant County, Texas.

Kudou on PhagesDB.

Tiland#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2023, Erath County, Texas.

Tiland on PhagesDB.

BlueMoth#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2024, Erath County, Texas.

BlueMoth on PhagesDB.

HoneyBear#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2024, Erath County, Texas.

HoneyBear on PhagesDB.

Puckett#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2024, Erath County, Texas.

Puckett on PhagesDB.

Softsoap#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2024, Bell County, Texas.

Softsoap on PhagesDB.

Squally#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2024, Erath County, Texas.

Squally on PhagesDB.

Blimey#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2025, Erath County, Texas.

Blimey on PhagesDB.

Carino#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2025, Erath County, Texas.

Carino on PhagesDB.

PaleRider#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2025, Milam County, Texas.

PaleRider on PhagesDB.

Rira#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2025, Milam County, Texas.

Rira on PhagesDB. A manuscript on Rira is submitted.

Triri#

Host: Microbacterium foliorum. Found in 2025, Erath County, Texas.

Triri on PhagesDB.