| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Laura Krings and Jessica Kellerstrass |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | Kenosha, WI USA |
| Finding Institution | Carthage College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.621111 N, 87.820556 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was taken from a flower garden outside of Tarble Hall on the Carthage College campus. The flower garden is located directly in front of Tarble's front doors. The soil sample was moist and compact, found in between flowering plants at a depth of approximately 3.8 cm. The temperature was 20 degrees C. |
| Naming Notes | The name Cerasum is the Latin word for 'cherry.' I selected Cerasum for the phages name because after seeing the phage on the electron microscope, I thought it looked like a cherry: containing a long tail (stem) and a circular capsid (cherry). Hence the name Cerasum. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 23, 2014 |
| Sequencing Facility | Virginia Commonwealth University Nucleic Acids Research Facilities |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | 454 |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 442 |
| Sanger Finishing Reactions | 7 |
| Genome length (bp) | 53636 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CCGATGGCAT |
| GC Content | 61.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | F |
| Subcluster | F1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Phage has hazy plaques, leading to the conclusion that it is a temperate phage. Each plaque contains halos around them. The morphology of the plaques has three different sizes:
90% are 0.20 cm
5% are 0.12 cm
5% are 0.08 cm |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 102 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Submitted Annotation in DNA Master Format | Download |
| Author List | Download |
| Annotation Cover Sheet | Download |
| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | KM215148 |
| Refseq Number | NC_026604 |
| Published in Paper | Pope, Bowman, Russell, et al 2015, eLIFE: Whole genome comparison of a large collection of mycobacteriophages reveals a continuum of phage genetic diversity |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer |
6.8 X 10 ^10 |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering |
Oct 30, 2013 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
4 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
G9 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
| Final DNAMaster File | Download |
