| Detailed Information for Phage BetaFish |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Rachel Schwab |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | West Lafayette, IN United States |
| Finding Institution | Purdue University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 13°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.42 N, 86.908 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was collected from the base of a tree. It was slightly moist. |
| Naming Notes | BetaFish was short and easy to spell. And we enjoy recreational fishing. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 8, 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 | 432 |
| Genome length (bp) | 70337 |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Direct Terminal Repeat Length | 589 bp |
| GC Content | 65.7% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | AP |
| Subcluster | AP2 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Purdue University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques are about 1mm in size. |
| Number of Genes | 127 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| 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 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
