| Detailed Information for Phage Utz |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia terrae 3612 |
| Found By | Matthew Montgomery |
| Year Found | 2015 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Phage Hunters Integrating Research and Education |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.444800 N, 79.952700 W Map |
| Naming Notes | I was eating Utz potato chips while trying to name this phage. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Aug 10, 2015 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 2969 |
| Genome length (bp) | 49768 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | TCGCCGGTGA |
| GC Content | 67.7% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | CV |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Lysogeny Notes | Utz does form a lysogen. This lysogen was isolated from a "mesa" that formed on a 10uL "neat" titer spot. The Utz lysogen prevents superinfection by Woes, Blueberry, and Wizard (G. terrae phages). |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Utz forms turbid plaques of varying size. |
| Number of Genes | 71 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | KU998248 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
4 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
E5 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
| Final DNAMaster File | Download |