| Detailed Information for Phage EmpTee |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Former names | EmpTee |
| Found By | Margaret Tish |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.44 N, 79.96 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was collected from the edge of the lawn on the Soldiers and Sailors memorial. It was collected from the West side behind the parking garage entrance. |
| Naming Notes | The phage is named EmpTee after my initial MT, which when said sound like empty. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Nov 13, 2013 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 7252 |
| Genome length (bp) | 68428 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 66.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | B |
| Subcluster | B1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Lysogeny Notes | No Lysogens created |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | On a plate, it appears that there are multiple phage because there are large plaques and small plaques, but each plaque has a cloud around it, and it is impossible to isolate either phage. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | KJ567044 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Published in Paper | Pope, Bowman, Russell, et al 2015, eLIFE: Whole genome comparison of a large collection of mycobacteriophages reveals a continuum of phage genetic diversity |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
1 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
A8 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
