| Detailed Information for Phage BillyBobJr |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540 |
| Former names | Rocc |
| Found By | Chloe Davis |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 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 | 40.454187 N, 79.944026 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Sample was collected from a cool, wet location. There was some snow surrounding the area, but the soil was not drenched in water
Collected in the Spring Semester of 2025
Isabel Kenney, Emily Holliday, and Kaycie Henry |
| Naming Notes | Named after the University of Pittsburgh's mascot, Roc the Panther |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Aug 8, 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 | 6148 |
| Genome length (bp) | 77548 |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Direct Terminal Repeat Length | 191 bp |
| GC Content | 58.9% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | CS |
| Subcluster | CS2 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 12/31/2025) |
| Number of Genes | 109 |
| Number of tRNAs | 1 |
| 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 |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
216 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
C1 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
