| Detailed Information for Phage Onika |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Jeffrey White and Matthew Quintero |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Kenosha, WI United States |
| Finding Institution | Carthage College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.619556 N, 87.821524 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Matthew Quintero discovered it in September 8th, 2023. The sample was found in soil, about a five inch depth from the surface. |
| Naming Notes | The name Onika was inspired by the name of popular rap star 'Nicki Minaj'. The phage slowly faded over time until it was considered to be dead, and through investigation we found out that it was being mixed with old bacteria. Therefore, we named it Onika after Nicki Minaj because our phage, like her career, has died out and has made a comeback. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 24, 2024 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 307 |
| Genome length (bp) | 53221 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 68.9% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | EC |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Carthage College |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2024) |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques are small pinprick plaques, they look like a starry night sky. |
| 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 |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
177 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
G6 |