| Detailed Information for Phage DeerParkTS |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Andreas Diacon |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Finding Institution | TASK South Africa |
| Program | Unavailable |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 14°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.947392 S, 18.421102 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | A wooded area at the Eastern border of Vredehoek in Cape Town. Soil from base of a decaying tree stump, surrounded by bushes and from a grassed up area. Cold but dry conditions following a day of rain. |
| Naming Notes | Named for the collection site - Deer Park Tree Stump |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 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 | 3588 |
| Genome length (bp) | 51334 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGGTCGGTTA |
| GC Content | 63.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | A |
| Subcluster | A2 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | TASK South Africa |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 2/11/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Faint but homogenous |
| 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 |
