| Detailed Information for Phage Loviatar |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Carolina Visuara, Leah Wyatt, Diana Garza Gonzales |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | McAllen, TX United States |
| Finding Institution | South Texas College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.199693 N, 98.259577 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample collected was 1 inch deep
from the ground’s surface, moist, and
surrounded by grass, mesquite from a
nearby tree, and birds. The sample
contained ants and small insects. |
| Naming Notes | The name comes from Finnish mythology;
Loviatar is the intriguing name of the
goddess for pain, disease, and death. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 9, 2024 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 934 |
| Genome length (bp) | 42568 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | TCTCCCGGCA |
| GC Content | 69.3% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | EB |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | South Texas College |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2024) |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| 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 |
3.5 x 10^9 |