| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Duplicates of this Phage | Goldstein |
| Found By | Jonathan Lapin |
| Year Found | 2012 |
| 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 | 40.441111 N, 79.959722 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil was collected at 9:30 PM, on September 5th, 2012. The outside temperature was 72 degrees Fahrenheit, with humidity. Soil was taken from around a four inch depth. Soil was compact with a limited amount of moisture. Collected from an urban environment - prone to foot traffic and other forms of pollution. |
| Naming Notes | Considering that "Lapin" in French means rabbit, and that the children's book, "The Velveteen Rabbit," is one of the greatest children's stories, I decided to name this phage, Mycobacteriophage Velveteen. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 9, 2013 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Ion Torrent Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 400 |
| Sanger Finishing Reactions | 4 |
| Genome length (bp) | 54314 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CCGATGGCAT |
| GC Content | 61.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | F |
| Subcluster | F1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques are roughly 1.5 mm in diameter and exhibited a cloudy, turbid characteristic. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | KF017004 |
| Refseq Number | NC_022060 |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer |
6.4 x 10^10 pfu/mL |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering |
Oct 16, 2012 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
3 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
C7 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
