Mycobacterium phage Asterius
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Detailed Information for Phage Asterius
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByTobias Shaw
Year Found2023
Location FoundColumbus, OH United States
Finding InstitutionHope College
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature34°C
GPS Coordinates40.1 N, 83.0 W Map
Discovery NotesCollected from soil underneath tomato plant roots in my backyard.
Naming NotesAsterius is the Minotaur of the Labyrinth in Greek mythology. He's quite an interesting character, and I thought that he should be represented in the phage database.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedJan 2, 2024
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Approximate Shotgun Coverage525
Genome length (bp)154871
Character of genome endsCircularly Permuted
GC Content64.7%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterC
SubclusterC1
Cluster Life CycleLytic
Other Cluster Members

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Ablatia (C1)

Ading (C1)

Adlitam (C1)

Alice (C1)

Amataga (C1)

ArcherS7 (C1)

Asterius (C1)

Astraea (C1)

Atlantean (C1)

Audrick (C1)

Ava3 (C1)

Babyland (C1)

BackyardAgain (C1)

BadAgartude (C1)

BananaFence (C1)

Bangla1971 (C1)

Basquiat (C1)

BeanWater (C1)

Belieber (C1)

BigCity (C1)

Bigswole (C1)

Bipolarisk (C1)

Blackbrain (C1)

Blackdragon (C1)

Blubba (C1)

Bonray (C1)

Bread (C1)

Breeniome (C1)

Burrough (C1)

Bxz1 (C1)

Cactojaque (C1)

Cali (C1)

Cane17 (C1)

Capablanca (C1)

Caravan (C1)

Catera (C1)

Chargie21 (C1)

CharlieB (C1)

ChaylaJr (C1)

ChickenPhender (C1)

Chomp (C1)

CindyLou (C1)

Colt (C1)

Concombre (C1)

Daffodil (C1)

Dandelion (C1)

Darko (C1)

DeejaClivia (C1)

Delilah (C1)

Delylah (C1)

Demodog (C1)

Derek (C1)

Dietrick (C1)

DirtMonster (C1)

Domi (C1)

Drazdys (C1)

DrPhinkDaddy (C1)

DTDevon (C1)

EasyJones (C1)

EggyFarm (C1)

EmmaElysia (C1)

EmToTheThree (C1)

Erdmann (C1)

ErnieJ (C1)

Essence (C1)

ET08 (C1)

Ewok (C1)

Flabslab (C1)

Fludd (C1)

Fongie (C1)

FoxtrotP1 (C1)

FrayBell (C1)

FudgeTart (C1)

Gabriel (C1)

Gamgam (C1)

Ghost (C1)

Gizmo (C1)

GlutenPhree (C1)

Grasshills (C1)

Grungle (C1)

Guwapp (C1)

Halldule (C1)

HyRo (C1)

I3 (C1)

IkeLoa (C1)

InigoMontoya (C1)

InterFolia (C1)

Iota (C1)

Issimir (C1)

Izajani (C1)

Janiyra (C1)

Jaygup (C1)

JayJay (C1)

Jedediah (C1)

Jemmno (C1)

Jessibeth14 (C1)

Jezreel (C1)

JigglyPuff (C1)

JPickles (C1)

JulietS (C1)

JustHall (C1)

Kamryn (C1)

Kboogie (C1)

Khaleesi (C1)

Koguma (C1)

Latch (C1)

Lee7 (C1)

Lethe (C1)

LifeSavor (C1)

LinStu (C1)

Littleton (C1)

Loanshark (C1)

LolaVinca (C1)

LordLeafolot (C1)

LRRHood (C1)

Lukilu (C1)

Maby2021 (C1)

Mangeria (C1)

Matsumoto (C1)

McGee (C1)

McWolfish (C1)

Megamind (C1)

Melpomini (C1)

MikeLiesIn (C1)

Mikro (C1)

Momo (C1)

MoMoMixon (C1)

Morizzled23 (C1)

Naija (C1)

Napoleon13 (C1)

Nappy (C1)

Naval22 (C1)

NedWong (C1)

Ngannou (C1)

Nidhogg (C1)

NoodleTree (C1)

Norm (C1)

NuevoMundo (C1)

ParkTD (C1)

Patter (C1)

Phlegm (C1)

Phox (C1)

Phusco (C1)

Pier (C1)

Pinkcreek (C1)

Pio (C1)

Pivoine (C1)

Pleione (C1)

Primadonna (C1)

PurduePete (C1)

QBert (C1)

Quasimodo (C1)

Rabinovish (C1)

Rahel (C1)

Rizal (C1)

RoMag (C1)

Ronan (C1)

Roots515 (C1)

Salacia (C1)

Sauce (C1)

ScottMcG (C1)

Sebata (C1)

Shaqnato (C1)

Shelob (C1)

ShiaLabeouf (C1)

Shifa (C1)

Shnickers (C1)

Shrimp (C1)

SilverDipper (C1)

SmallFry (C1)

Spec (C1)

Specks (C1)

Sprinklers (C1)

Spud (C1)

SrishMeg2525 (C1)

StephanieG (C1)

Stubby (C1)

StubbySaigey (C1)

SVoro (C1)

Tainan (C1)

Teardrop (C1)

TinyTim (C1)

Tonenili (C1)

Tortoise16 (C1)

Trinitium (C1)

Turret (C1)

Tyke (C1)

ValleyTerrace (C1)

Wally (C1)

Willis (C1)

Yassified (C1)

YemiJoy2021 (C1)

YoungMoneyMata (C1)

Yucca (C1)

Zalkecks (C1)

Zeenon (C1)

ZygoTaiga (C1)

Greely (C2)

Myrna (C2)

Phabba (C2)

ScoobyDoobyDoo (C2)

Annotating InstitutionHope College
Annotation StatusIn GenBank
Plaque NotesAfter 48 hours at 34 degrees Celcius, Asterius plaques show two distinct morphologies: one larger comet tail plaque type with a clear center and then increasingly turbid ring/tail, and a smaller pinprick plaque type with a clear center and turbid ring. The larger plaques have a diameter of about 1.5mm, and the smaller pinpricks have a diameter of about 0.3-0.5mm.
MorphotypeMyoviridae
Number of Genes235
Number of tRNAs32
Number of tmRNAs1
Has been Phamerated?Yes
Gene List

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Asterius_1

Asterius_2

Asterius_3
(nucleotidyl transferase)

Asterius_4

Asterius_5

Asterius_6

Asterius_7

Asterius_8

Asterius_9

Asterius_10

Asterius_11

Asterius_12

Asterius_13

Asterius_14

Asterius_15

Asterius_16

Asterius_17

Asterius_18

Asterius_19

Asterius_20
(histidine triad nucleotide binding protein)

Asterius_21

Asterius_22

Asterius_23

Asterius_24

Asterius_25

Asterius_26

Asterius_27

Asterius_28

Asterius_29

Asterius_30
(membrane protein, Band-7 like)

Asterius_31

Asterius_32

Asterius_33

Asterius_34

Asterius_35

Asterius_36
(ribbon-helix-helix DNA binding domain)

Asterius_37

Asterius_38

Asterius_39

Asterius_40

Asterius_41

Asterius_42

Asterius_43

Asterius_44

Asterius_45

Asterius_46

Asterius_47

Asterius_48

Asterius_49

Asterius_50

Asterius_51

Asterius_52

Asterius_53

Asterius_54

Asterius_55

Asterius_56

Asterius_57

Asterius_58

Asterius_59

Asterius_60

Asterius_61

Asterius_62

Asterius_63
(helix-turn-helix DNA binding domain)

Asterius_64

Asterius_65

Asterius_66

Asterius_67

Asterius_68

Asterius_69

Asterius_70

Asterius_71

Asterius_72

Asterius_73

Asterius_74

Asterius_75

Asterius_76

Asterius_77

Asterius_78

Asterius_79

Asterius_80

Asterius_81

Asterius_82

Asterius_83

Asterius_84

Asterius_85

Asterius_86

Asterius_87 — tRNA
(tRNA-Ser(gct))

Asterius_88 — tRNA
(tRNA-Leu(cag))

Asterius_89 — tRNA
(tRNA-Leu(gag))

Asterius_90 — tRNA
(tRNA-Leu(caa))

Asterius_91

Asterius_92

Asterius_93
(portal protein)

Asterius_94

Asterius_95

Asterius_96
(ThyX-like thymidylate synthase)

Asterius_97

Asterius_98
(RNA ligase)

Asterius_99

Asterius_100

Asterius_101

Asterius_102
(major capsid protein)

Asterius_103
(Holliday junction resolvase)

Asterius_104

Asterius_105
(head fiber protein)

Asterius_106

Asterius_107

Asterius_108

Asterius_109

Asterius_110

Asterius_111

Asterius_112

Asterius_113

Asterius_114

Asterius_115

Asterius_116

Asterius_117

Asterius_118

Asterius_119

Asterius_120

Asterius_121

Asterius_122

Asterius_123

Asterius_124
(acetyltransferase)

Asterius_125

Asterius_126

Asterius_127

Asterius_128

Asterius_129

Asterius_130
(tail sheath protein)

Asterius_131

Asterius_132

Asterius_133
(tail assembly chaperone)

Asterius_134
(tail assembly chaperone)

Asterius_135
(tape measure protein)

Asterius_136

Asterius_137

Asterius_138

Asterius_139
(minor tail protein)

Asterius_140

Asterius_141

Asterius_142
(baseplate wedge protein)

Asterius_143
(baseplate J protein)

Asterius_144

Asterius_145

Asterius_146

Asterius_147

Asterius_148
(minor tail protein)

Asterius_149

Asterius_150

Asterius_151

Asterius_152

Asterius_153

Asterius_154

Asterius_155

Asterius_156 — tRNA
(tRNA-Pro(tgg))

Asterius_157 — tRNA
(tRNA-Trp(cca))

Asterius_158 — tRNA
(tRNA-Tyr(gta))

Asterius_159

Asterius_160
(peptidyl tRNA hydrolase)

Asterius_161 — tRNA
(tRNA-pyl(cta))

Asterius_162 — tRNA
(tRNA-Met(cat))

Asterius_163 — tRNA
(tRNA-Cys(gca))

Asterius_164 — tRNA
(tRNA-Glu(ctc))

Asterius_165 — tRNA
(tRNA-His(gtg))

Asterius_166 — tRNA
(tRNA-Ala(tgc))

Asterius_167 — tRNA
(tRNA-Phe(gaa))

Asterius_168 — tRNA
(tRNA-Val(cac))

Asterius_169 — tRNA
(tRNA-Lys(ctt))

Asterius_170 — tRNA
(tRNA-Glu(ttc))

Asterius_171 — tRNA
(tRNA-Gly(tcc))

Asterius_172 — tRNA
(tRNA-Thr(cgt))

Asterius_173 — tRNA
(tRNA-Thr(tgt))

Asterius_174
(HNH endonuclease)

Asterius_175 — tRNA
(tRNA-Thr(ggt))

Asterius_176
(minor tail protein)

Asterius_177

Asterius_178 — tRNA
(tRNA-Gly(gcc))

Asterius_179 — tRNA
(tRNA-Asp(gtc))

Asterius_180 — tRNA
(fMet; tRNA-fMet(cat))

Asterius_181 — tRNA
(tRNA-Ile(gat))

Asterius_182 — tRNA
(tRNA-Arg(acg))

Asterius_183 — tRNA
(tRNA-Val(gac))

Asterius_184 — tRNA
(tRNA-Arg(cct))

Asterius_185 — tmRNA
(Tag peptide: ATDTDATVTDAEIEAFFAEEAAALV*)

Asterius_186 — tRNA
(tRNA-Gln(ttg))

Asterius_187 — tRNA
(tRNA-Arg(tct))

Asterius_188

Asterius_189
(DNA helicase)

Asterius_190

Asterius_191

Asterius_192

Asterius_193

Asterius_194

Asterius_195

Asterius_196

Asterius_197

Asterius_198

Asterius_199
(thymidylate kinase)

Asterius_200
(aminotransferase)

Asterius_201

Asterius_202

Asterius_203

Asterius_204
(DnaC-like helicase loader)

Asterius_205
(DnaB-like dsDNA helicase)

Asterius_206

Asterius_207
(DNA primase)

Asterius_208

Asterius_209
(chaperonin, DnaJ-like)

Asterius_210
(SSB protein)

Asterius_211
(DnaE-like DNA polymerase III (alpha))

Asterius_212
(RF-1 peptide chain release factor)

Asterius_213
(RecA-like DNA recombinase)

Asterius_214
(Holliday junction resolvase)

Asterius_215

Asterius_216
(HNH endonuclease)

Asterius_217
(RusA-like resolvase)

Asterius_218

Asterius_219

Asterius_220

Asterius_221

Asterius_222
(hydrolase)

Asterius_223

Asterius_224

Asterius_225 — tRNA
(tRNA-Gln(ctg))

Asterius_226 — tRNA
(tRNA-Asn(gtt))

Asterius_227

Asterius_228

Asterius_229

Asterius_230

Asterius_231

Asterius_232

Asterius_233
(Ro-like RNA binding protein)

Asterius_234

Asterius_235

Asterius_236

Asterius_237

Asterius_238

Asterius_239

Asterius_240
(glycosyltransferase)

Asterius_241

Asterius_242
(glycosyltransferase)

Asterius_243
(glycosyltransferase)

Asterius_244
(PnuC-like Nicotinamide riboside transporter)

Asterius_245
(glycosyltransferase)

Asterius_246

Asterius_247

Asterius_248

Asterius_249

Asterius_250
(HNH endonuclease)

Asterius_251
(lysin A)

Asterius_252
(holin)

Asterius_253
(lysin B)

Asterius_254
(terminase)

Asterius_255

Asterius_256

Asterius_257

Asterius_258

Asterius_259
(polynucleotide kinase)

Asterius_260

Asterius_261

Asterius_262
(serine/threonine kinase)

Asterius_263

Asterius_264

Asterius_265
(adenylosuccinate synthetase, PurA-like)

Asterius_266

Asterius_267

Asterius_268

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Annotation Cover SheetDownload
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?Yes
GenBank AccessionPV105552
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 182
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# F2
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
GenBank File for PhameratorDownload