| Detailed Information for Phage Artu |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Christopher Apuzzo, Shannon Letrent |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Corriganville, MD United States |
| Finding Institution | Allegany College of Maryland |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.6949 N, 78.78677 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Sample was collected by a riverbed, and the soil type would be classified as sandy. |
| Naming Notes | Artu is Italian for Arthur, the name of my cat. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 9, 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 | 226 |
| Genome length (bp) | 195011 |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Direct Terminal Repeat Length | 15857 bp |
| GC Content | 54.1% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | FC |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Allegany College of Maryland |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques are clear, round defined borders, and about 1mm in diameter. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 295 |
| Number of tRNAs | 30 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Not in Pitt Archives |
| SEA Lysate Titer |
1.7 x 10^7 pfu/mL |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
