Details for Cluster M phages
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| Members | Subclusters | Avg Size (bp) | Avg GC% | Avg Genes | Avg tRNAs |
| 20 | 3 | 81,622 | 61.3 | 141.9 | 19.7 |
| Subclusters | ||
| M1 (13) | M2 (6) | M3 (1) |
Cluster M phages infect hosts in the following genus
Lysogeny notes for Cluster M phages
Phages in this cluster are generally temperate. (This does not, however, guarantee that every single phage will be able to form lysogens, as some may have had important lysogeny genes deleted.)
Papers related to Cluster M phages
Pope WH et al (2014): Cluster M mycobacteriophages Bongo, PegLeg, and Rey with unusually large repetoires of tRNA isotypes
List of Microbiology Resource Announcements with Cluster M phages
Baliraine et al (2023): Complete genome sequences and characteristics of mycobacteriophages Diminimus, Dulcita, Glaske16, and Koreni
Fitzgerald et al (2021): Genome Sequences of Subcluster M2 Mycobacteriophages Estes and Aziz
Cluster M phages
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Phage Name |
Host Genus |
Subcluster |
Genome (bp) |
GC% |
Genes |
tRNAs |
Year Found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auspice | Mycobacterium | M1 | 81421 | 61.6 | 140 | 19 | 2022 |
| Bongo | Mycobacterium | M1 | 80228 | 61.6 | 132 | 20 | 2009 |
| Bricole | Mycobacterium | M1 | 81128 | 61.6 | 139 | 22 | 2014 |
| Diminimus | Mycobacterium | M1 | 80037 | 61.6 | 137 | 19 | 2022 |
| Dulcita | Mycobacterium | M1 | 80038 | 61.6 | 137 | 19 | 2022 |
| Glaske16 | Mycobacterium | M1 | 81156 | 61.6 | 140 | 18 | 2022 |
| IPhane7 | Mycobacterium | M1 | 81036 | 61.6 | 137 | 19 | 2016 |
| LilhomieP | Mycobacterium | M1 | 81071 | 61.6 | 137 | 18 | 2015 |
| PegLeg | Mycobacterium | M1 | 80955 | 61.5 | 138 | 20 | 2011 |
| Reindeer | Mycobacterium | M1 | 82356 | 60.3 | 140 | 19 | 2016 |
| Skinny | Mycobacterium | M1 | 82071 | 61.5 | 141 | 18 | 2021 |
| SlimJimmy | Mycobacterium | M1 | 81754 | 61.5 | 138 | 18 | 2022 |
| TyDawg | Mycobacterium | M1 | 81039 | 61.6 | 136 | 16 | 2018 |
| Aziz | Mycobacterium | M2 | 83412 | 60.7 | 150 | 21 | 2017 |
| Estes | Mycobacterium | M2 | 83601 | 60.9 | 151 | 21 | 2017 |
| GardenSalsa | Mycobacterium | M2 | 80309 | 60.9 | 142 | 22 | 2015 |
| GenevaB15 | Mycobacterium | M2 | 80123 | 60.8 | 144 | 23 | 2015 |
| MrMagoo | Mycobacterium | M2 | 84303 | 60.8 | 155 | 21 | 2015 |
| Rey | Mycobacterium | M2 | 83724 | 60.9 | 153 | 21 | 2008 |
| Nanosmite | Mycobacterium | M3 | 82676 | 61.7 | 150 | 20 | 2015 |
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