| Detailed Information for Phage Amataga |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Former names | Cezar |
| Found By | Paige Faasuamalie |
| Year Found | 2017 |
| Location Found | Easton, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | Lafayette College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.697085 N, 75.210983 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Discovered under hedge in moist soil by Ramer History House on Lafayette College Campus |
| Naming Notes | In an effort to pay homage to both my passion for science and my culture identity, I decided to name my phage “Amataga.” Amataga is the Samoan word for “beginning,” as the discovery of this bacteriophage laid the foundation for my scientific career. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Dec 14, 2017 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 159 |
| Genome length (bp) | 154553 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 64.7% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | C |
| Subcluster | C1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques were medium size, about the size of the tip of a pen; plaques were round and clear |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 233 |
| Number of tRNAs | 33 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 1 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Submitted Minimal DNA Master File | Download |
| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | MK359338 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
67 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
H4 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
| Final DNAMaster File | Download |
| GenBank File for Phamerator | Download |