Mycobacterium phage Megatron
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Detailed Information for Phage Megatron
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Duplicates of this PhagePinkLady16
Found ByMackenzie Hurlbert
Year Found2011
Location FoundNew Haven, CT USA
Finding InstitutionSouthern Connecticut State University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature37°C
GPS Coordinates41.33475 N, 72.94427 W Map
Discovery NotesLoamy soil beneath mulched sedum garden, 4.5 cm depth, 61 degrees C. Garden is on a slope, lots of earthworms in the soil.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedApr 18, 2012
Genome length (bp)69009
Character of genome endsCircularly Permuted
GC Content66.5%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterB
SubclusterB1
Cluster Life CycleLytic
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Adriana (B1)

Aelin (B1)

AltPhacts (B1)

Altwerkus (B1)

Anderson (B1)

Andre (B1)

Antonia (B1)

Apizium (B1)

Ashraf (B1)

Badfish (B1)

Banjo (B1)

Basato (B1)

BatteryCK (B1)

Beaglebox (B1)

Bishoperium (B1)

BlackStallion (B1)

BlueHusk (B1)

Bluephacebaby (B1)

Boehler (B1)

Brilliant (B1)

Buckeye (B1)

Burr (B1)

CamL (B1)

CampRoach (B1)

Cannibal (B1)

Carthage (B1)

Chaelin (B1)

Chah (B1)

Charles1 (B1)

CharlieGBrown (B1)

CheetO (B1)

Cher (B1)

Childish (B1)

Chorkpop (B1)

Chunky (B1)

Chute (B1)

Cobra (B1)

Colbert (B1)

Coletti (B1)

Cornobble (B1)

Cosmolli16 (B1)

Craff (B1)

Crownjwl (B1)

DaddyDaniels (B1)

Daffy (B1)

Daka (B1)

Dati (B1)

DelRivs (B1)

Derpp (B1)

Dice (B1)

Dingo (B1)

Dione (B1)

DirtJuice (B1)

Doddsville (B1)

DoesntMatter (B1)

DonSanchon (B1)

DuchessDung (B1)

Duggie (B1)

Durga (B1)

Emiris (B1)

EmpTee (B1)

Eremos (B1)

Etaye (B1)

Eugenia (B1)

Fang (B1)

FluffyNinja (B1)

Fozzie (B1)

Frankicide (B1)

Freya (B1)

FriarPreacher (B1)

Fringe (B1)

FugateOSU (B1)

Gareth (B1)

GeneCoco (B1)

Giraffe (B1)

Gophee (B1)

Grand2040 (B1)

Gwilliam (B1)

Gyarad (B1)

Haimas (B1)

Haleema (B1)

Hamish (B1)

Hartsy (B1)

Harvey (B1)

Held (B1)

HenryJackson (B1)

Hertubise (B1)

Hetaeria (B1)

HighStump (B1)

Hocus (B1)

Horchata (B1)

HSavage (B1)

ImtiyazSitla (B1)

Inchworm (B1)

Inverness (B1)

Iridoclysis (B1)

IsaacEli (B1)

JacAttac (B1)

JakeO (B1)

JangoPhett (B1)

JDog (B1)

Jillium (B1)

Jiminy (B1)

Jiraiya (B1)

Kahve (B1)

Kailash (B1)

Katniss (B1)

Keitherie (B1)

Kikipoo (B1)

Kimbrough (B1)

KingTut (B1)

KingVeVeVe (B1)

KlimbOn (B1)

Kloppinator (B1)

KLucky39 (B1)

Kwadwo (B1)

Kwksand96 (B1)

Labeouficaum (B1)

LasagnaCat (B1)

Lasso (B1)

LeeLot (B1)

Lego3393 (B1)

Legolas (B1)

LeiMonet (B1)

LemonSlice (B1)

Longacauda (B1)

Lopsy (B1)

LostAndPhound (B1)

LuckyMarjie (B1)

Lulumae (B1)

Lulwa (B1)

Lumine (B1)

Mag7 (B1)

Magic8 (B1)

Mana (B1)

Manad (B1)

Maru (B1)

Maskar (B1)

Matalotodo (B1)

Mcshane (B1)

Mecca (B1)

Megamind20 (B1)

Megatron (B1)

Melc17 (B1)

MelsMeow (B1)

Mesh1 (B1)

MichaelPhcott (B1)

Mikota (B1)

MiniBoss (B1)

MitKao (B1)

Morgushi (B1)

Morty (B1)

Mosaic (B1)

MRabcd (B1)

MrPhizzler (B1)

Mulan (B1)

Murdoc (B1)

Mutante (B1)

Nacho (B1)

Newman (B1)

Nicole21 (B1)

Numberten (B1)

Nyala (B1)

Olak (B1)

Oline (B1)

Olive (B1)

OliverWalter (B1)

Omniscient (B1)

Oosterbaan (B1)

Orfeu (B1)

Orion (B1)

Orwigg (B1)

OSmaximus (B1)

Pacifista (B1)

PG1 (B1)

Phamished (B1)

Phareon (B1)

PhatCats2014 (B1)

PhatLouie (B1)

PhenghisKhan (B1)

Pherdinand (B1)

Phergie (B1)

Phipps (B1)

Phleuron (B1)

PhrankReynolds (B1)

PhrodoBaggins (B1)

Phunky (B1)

Piglet (B1)

PinheadLarry (B1)

Pinkman (B1)

Pipsqueak (B1)

Placalicious (B1)

Plmatters (B1)

Podrick (B1)

Pops (B1)

Potter (B1)

Prickles (B1)

ProfessorX (B1)

Puhltonio (B1)

QueenBeane (B1)

Quisquiliae (B1)

RedMaple (B1)

Ricotta (B1)

Riggan (B1)

Rimu (B1)

Robyn (B1)

Roliet (B1)

Roscoe (B1)

Roy17 (B1)

Samaymay (B1)

SassyCat97 (B1)

Schadenfreude (B1)

Schueller (B1)

Scoot17C (B1)

Scrick (B1)

SDcharge11 (B1)

Selr12 (B1)

Serendipity (B1)

Serpentine (B1)

Sheila (B1)

ShiVal (B1)

Sigman (B1)

Simielle (B1)

Skippy (B1)

Slatt (B1)

Soile (B1)

Solosis (B1)

Sophia (B1)

Soto (B1)

Spartan300 (B1)

Squid (B1)

Squiggle (B1)

Struggle (B1)

Suffolk (B1)

Surely (B1)

Swiphy (B1)

Swish (B1)

TallGrassMM (B1)

Telesworld (B1)

Thora (B1)

ThreeOh3D2 (B1)

Thunderbird (B1)

Timmi (B1)

TomBombadil (B1)

Tomlarah (B1)

Toni (B1)

Tooj (B1)

True (B1)

Trypo (B1)

TyrionL (B1)

UAch1 (B1)

UncleHowie (B1)

Usavi (B1)

Vaishali24 (B1)

Valjean (B1)

Vaticameos (B1)

Veritas (B1)

Virapocalypse (B1)

Virgeve (B1)

Vista (B1)

Vivaldi (B1)

Vortex (B1)

Wallhey (B1)

Waterdiva (B1)

Weher20 (B1)

Windsor (B1)

Xavier (B1)

Yoshand (B1)

YouGoGlencoco (B1)

Zaider (B1)

Zelda (B1)

Zonia (B1)

Imvubu (B10)

Indlovu (B11)

LilMcDreamy (B12)

BirdsNest (B13)

Hashim76 (B13)

Zenteno07 (B13)

Allegro (B2)

Arbiter (B2)

Ares (B2)

Bananafish (B2)

Blocker23 (B2)

Boyle (B2)

Brownie5 (B2)

Calamitous (B2)

Coffee (B2)

Eaglehorse (B2)

Faze9 (B2)

FrenchFry (B2)

Glass (B2)

Godines (B2)

Hedgerow (B2)

Holeinone (B2)

ItsyBitsy1 (B2)

Kaleb (B2)

Kheth (B2)

Lars (B2)

Laurie (B2)

Lephleur (B2)

LizLemon (B2)

MasterPo (B2)

Opia (B2)

Phantasmagoria (B2)

Qyrzula (B2)

Rhinoforte (B2)

Rosebush (B2)

Sabella (B2)

TA17A (B2)

Tinciduntsolum (B2)

Tres (B2)

West99 (B2)

Abinghost (B3)

Akoma (B3)

Athena (B3)

Audrey (B3)

Baloo (B3)

Ben11 (B3)

Bernardo (B3)

Briakila (B3)

Casbah (B3)

ChaChing (B3)

Chandler (B3)

Compostia (B3)

Corofin (B3)

Daisy (B3)

Deenasa (B3)

Devonte (B3)

Gadjet (B3)

Gervas (B3)

GlenHope (B3)

Halfpint (B3)

HarveySr (B3)

Heathcliff (B3)

Jackstina (B3)

Kamiyu (B3)

Kronus (B3)

LestyG (B3)

Marley1013 (B3)

MmasiCarm (B3)

Mortcellus (B3)

Morty007 (B3)

Neos5 (B3)

Nozo (B3)

Obutu (B3)

OrangeOswald (B3)

Phaedrus (B3)

Phayeta (B3)

Philly (B3)

Phlyer (B3)

Pipefish (B3)

RagingRooster (B3)

Rita1961 (B3)

RomaT (B3)

SlippinJimmy (B3)

SynergyX (B3)

Tydolla (B3)

Yahalom (B3)

Yinz (B3)

AlanGrant (B4)

Apex (B4)

Austelle (B4)

BobbyK (B4)

BrownCNA (B4)

ChrisnMich (B4)

Cooper (B4)

Fortunato (B4)

Frederick (B4)

Hangman (B4)

Heath (B4)

Hydro (B4)

JaguarMi (B4)

JAMaL (B4)

Lolalove (B4)

Magpie (B4)

Mithril (B4)

Mudslide (B4)

Nanao (B4)

Nigel (B4)

Poster (B4)

Prince (B4)

RawrgerThat (B4)

Stinger (B4)

Vincenzo (B4)

VioletZ (B4)

Waleliano (B4)

Zemanar (B4)

Acadian (B5)

Baee (B5)

DigitDog (B5)

Donny (B5)

EastView9101 (B5)

Mysterious (B5)

Nangang (B5)

Phelemich (B5)

Reprobate (B5)

Rich (B5)

Serendipitous (B5)

SirJeffery (B5)

StinkyVeggy (B5)

Suigeneris (B5)

39HC (B6)

40BC (B6)

Hosp (B6)

Jolie1 (B6)

KayaCho (B6)

Saguaro (B7)

Thonko (B8)

CRB2 (B9)

Funsized (B9)

Knocker (B9)

PenguinLover67 (B9)

Quesadilla (B9)

Annotating InstitutionUniversity of Pittsburgh
Annotation StatusIn GenBank
Plaque NotesAbout 1mm in diameter, very clear lytic plaques, variation in size increases over time.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?Yes
Gene List

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Megatron_1
(adenylate kinase)

Megatron_2
(terminase)

Megatron_3

Megatron_4

Megatron_5

Megatron_6
(RuvC-like resolvase)

Megatron_7

Megatron_8
(portal protein)

Megatron_9
(capsid maturation protease and MuF-like fusion protein)

Megatron_10
(HNH endonuclease)

Megatron_11

Megatron_12
(major capsid hexamer protein)

Megatron_13
(major capsid pentamer protein)

Megatron_14

Megatron_15
(holin)

Megatron_16

Megatron_17

Megatron_18
(major tail protein)

Megatron_19

Megatron_20
(queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase)

Megatron_21

Megatron_22
(head-to-tail adaptor)

Megatron_23

Megatron_24

Megatron_25
(tail assembly chaperone)

Megatron_26

Megatron_27

Megatron_28
(tape measure protein)

Megatron_29
(minor tail protein)

Megatron_30
(minor tail protein)

Megatron_31
(minor tail protein)

Megatron_32
(minor tail protein)

Megatron_33
(minor tail protein)

Megatron_34

Megatron_35

Megatron_36

Megatron_37

Megatron_38

Megatron_39

Megatron_40

Megatron_41

Megatron_42

Megatron_43

Megatron_44

Megatron_45
(helix-turn-helix DNA binding domain protein)

Megatron_46
(helix-turn-helix DNA binding domain protein)

Megatron_47

Megatron_48

Megatron_49
(lysin A)

Megatron_50
(lysin B)

Megatron_51

Megatron_52
(helicase)

Megatron_53
(DNA helicase)

Megatron_54

Megatron_55

Megatron_56

Megatron_57

Megatron_58

Megatron_59
(DNA primase/helicase)

Megatron_60

Megatron_61
(DNA polymerase I)

Megatron_62

Megatron_63

Megatron_64

Megatron_65

Megatron_66

Megatron_67

Megatron_68

Megatron_69

Megatron_70

Megatron_71

Megatron_72

Megatron_73

Megatron_74

Megatron_75

Megatron_76

Megatron_77

Megatron_78

Megatron_79

Megatron_80

Megatron_81

Megatron_82

Megatron_83

Megatron_84

Megatron_85
(HNH endonuclease)

Megatron_86

Megatron_87

Megatron_88

Megatron_89

Megatron_90

Megatron_91

Megatron_92

Megatron_93

Megatron_94

Megatron_95

Megatron_96

Megatron_97

Megatron_98

Megatron_99

Megatron_100

Megatron_101

Megatron_102

Megatron_103

Submitted Minimal DNA Master FileDownload
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?Yes
GenBank AccessionMG925348
Refseq NumberNone yet
Published in PaperPope, 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
SEA Designator 2011SCSUmegatronMH
Pitt Freezer Box# 27
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# 53
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload
Final DNAMaster FileDownload
GenBank File for PhameratorDownload