| Detailed Information for Phage Ben11 |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Deborah Jacobs-Sera |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Phage Hunters Integrating Research and Education |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.444391 N, 79.952259 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found on the Cathedral of Learning lawn when we went phagehunting with Jackie Prager from CNN. Date collected was 11-8-23. |
| Naming Notes | I named this phage after my son, Ben. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Feb 6, 2024 |
| 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 | 995 |
| Genome length (bp) | 68668 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 67.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | B |
| Subcluster | B3 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Small plaques (~1-2mm) at 24 hr. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 102 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Submitted Minimal DNA Master File | Download |
| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | PV755397 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| GenBank File for Phamerator | Download |
