| Detailed Information for Phage Balloona | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540 |
| Found By | Abby Brady |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 79.95 N, 40.43 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Emily Gregg Abby Brady Chloe Davis - Found in a soil sample taken from house plant (Swiss Cheese Monstera) - Discovered during Spring semester of 2025 |
| Naming Notes | Two group members have a cat named Luna with the same nickname "Balloona" because they are both overweight. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Aug 6, 2025 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Paired-end reads |
| Read Length | 300 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 6336 |
| Genome length (bp) | 47920 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 13 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGGCGGTAGGCTT |
| GC Content | 60.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | CT |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
Click to ViewAgatha AikoCarson Amok AndPeggy Axym Azira Balloona Bavilard BigChungus BillDoor Biskit Blondies Bubble Burnsey Button Buttrmlkdreams CanesSauce CaramelLatte Carsonalex CherryonLim ChickenTender ChocoMunchkin Cleo CocoaPuff Cozz Dre3 Elinal Eliott ElJefes Emalyn Feastonyeet Fribs8 Gibbous GiKK GoldHunter GTE2 Hexbug HippoPololi Horseradish Jamzy KayGee Lauer MAnor Margaret MaVan Mayweather MScarn MunkgeeRoachy Nibbles Nina Nodigi Orla Pons PotPie PsychoKiller Quasar RanchParmCat RedBaron SheckWes SketchMex Socotra Sopespian Starburst SteamedHams SummitAcademy Survivors SweatNTears Tolls Troje Typhonomachy Vine Wolfwood Yakult Yarn Yucky Yummy Zareef |
| Annotating Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 12/31/2025) |
| Number of Genes | 71 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
Click to ViewBalloona_1 Balloona_2 Balloona_3 Balloona_4 Balloona_5 Balloona_6 Balloona_7 Balloona_8 Balloona_9 Balloona_10 Balloona_11 Balloona_12 Balloona_13 Balloona_14 Balloona_15 Balloona_16 Balloona_17 Balloona_18 Balloona_19 Balloona_20 Balloona_21 Balloona_22 Balloona_23 Balloona_24 Balloona_25 Balloona_26 Balloona_27 Balloona_28 Balloona_29 Balloona_30 Balloona_31 Balloona_32 Balloona_33 Balloona_34 Balloona_35 Balloona_36 Balloona_37 Balloona_38 Balloona_39 Balloona_40 Balloona_41 Balloona_42 Balloona_43 Balloona_44 Balloona_45 Balloona_46 Balloona_47 Balloona_48 Balloona_49 Balloona_50 Balloona_51 Balloona_52 Balloona_53 Balloona_54 Balloona_55 Balloona_56 Balloona_57 Balloona_58 Balloona_59 Balloona_60 Balloona_61 Balloona_62 Balloona_63 Balloona_64 Balloona_65 Balloona_66 Balloona_67 Balloona_68 Balloona_69 Balloona_70 Balloona_71 |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 216 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B11 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
