| Detailed Information for Phage Caprice |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Aryan Narayan |
| Year Found | 2022 |
| Location Found | Providence, RI United States of America |
| Finding Institution | Brown University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 17°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.8239 N, 71.3969 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Was found in a compost bin at the Brown University Community Garden. Direct isolation. |
| Naming Notes | In performing enzyme restriction analysis and PCR analysis, results were not always consistent with each other. Owing to the phage's capriciousness, I've named it Caprice. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 20, 2023 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 597 |
| Genome length (bp) | 64613 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 11 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | GCGCGCAGCGC |
| GC Content | 63.4% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | S |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Brown University |
| Annotation Status | Overdue (Expected completion by 5/1/2023) |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques are quite small () and consistent in their size. Plaques are quite clear. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |
