Arthrobacter phage Cassini
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| Detailed Information for Phage Cassini | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Tilak Leva |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Southern California |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.01885 N, 118.28668 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The bacteriophage was found in a peaty/loamy soil outside at a temperature of 83ºF. |
| Naming Notes | I named it after NASA's Cassini mission. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 6, 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 | 796 |
| Genome length (bp) | 51660 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CCCCGGGCAT |
| GC Content | 62.8% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | FN |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Unknown |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Southern California |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques formed by this bacteriophage are medium sized plaques and they are clear plaques. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| 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 |
| EM Picture | Download |
