| Detailed Information for Phage EGUnicorn | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Gia Baldo and Elizabeth Van Order |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Blacksburg, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Tech |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.23013 N, 80.43823 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found from a soil sample next to a walking path. Soil sample was isolated in August of 2024. |
| Naming Notes | The name came from the founders first initials and the term unicorn comes from the unique nature of our sample. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 15, 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 | 1078 |
| Genome length (bp) | 42003 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 13 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CCCGCCGCAATGG |
| GC Content | 66.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | N |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Virginia Tech |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/9/2025) |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques are slightly turbid and not spherical in nature. The edges of the plaques are irregular. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 69 |
| Number of tRNAs | 1 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| 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 | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 210 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | G12 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
