Arthrobacter phage BlueFeather
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Detailed Information for Phage BlueFeather
Discovery Information
Isolation HostArthrobacter globiformis B-2979
Found ByKimberly Hoh
Year Found2019
Location FoundLos Angeles, CA USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of California, Los Angeles
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?No
Isolation Temperature25°C
GPS Coordinates34.056389 N, 118.445 W Map
Discovery NotesArthrobacter phage BlueFeather was isolated by direct plating at 25°C from soil that was somewhat moist and came from a sidewalk planter outside of a block of apartments. Sample collection and initial isolation by Kimberly Hoh. Characterization by Team Phages at Work (Kristina Guardino, Blake Hobbs, Kimberly Hoh and Iphen Vuong) and Team Can’t Phage Us (Aaron Bernardino, Stephanie Demo, Edward Lee).

Instructor: Amanda Freise
Teaching Assistant: Andrew Kapinos
Undergraduate Assistants: Oscar Lim and Emily Pham
Naming NotesIt is a reference to an item in one of my favorite video games.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedJan 3, 2020
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina Sequencing
Approximate Shotgun Coverage3538
Genome length (bp)16302
Character of genome ends3' Sticky Overhang
Overhang Length15 bases
Overhang SequenceCCACGGTTCCCGTCC
GC Content64.3%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterFE
Subcluster--
Cluster Life CycleLytic
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Annotation StatusIn GenBank
Plaque NotesDescription of plaque morphology: Bullseye Morphology

Average size (and size range) diameter in mm: 5 mm
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Number of Genes25
Number of tRNAs0
Number of tmRNAs0
Has been Phamerated?Yes
Gene List
Submitted Minimal DNA Master FileDownload
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?Yes
GenBank AccessionMT024867
Refseq NumberNone yet
Published in PaperDemo et al 2021, PLOS ONE: BlueFeather, the singleton that wasn’t: Shared gene content analysis supports expansion of Arthrobacter phage Cluster FE
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 116
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# C5
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload
GenBank File for PhameratorDownload