Arthrobacter phage AirForce1
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| Detailed Information for Phage AirForce1 | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | April Frias |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | West Lafayette, IN United States |
| Finding Institution | Purdue University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 12°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.43221 N, 86.92132 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was dry and the temperature was 55 degrees F, it was collected from the girls side of Owen Residence Hall at Purdue University on the grass. |
| Naming Notes | Originally the phage was named after the discoverer, April Frias -> AF1. so we took that initial name and expanded it with a common name AirForce1. To keep the theme but also portray a trendy and fun name. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Single-end reads |
| Read Length | 100 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 724 |
| Genome length (bp) | 47802 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 64.7% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | FL |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Unknown |
| Other Cluster Members | |
| Annotating Institution | Purdue University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | the diameter of the plaques were 0.15 cm |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
