Mycobacterium phage EGUnicorn
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Detailed Information for Phage EGUnicorn
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByGia Baldo and Elizabeth Van Order
Year Found2024
Location FoundBlacksburg, VA United States
Finding InstitutionVirginia Tech
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature37°C
GPS Coordinates37.23013 N, 80.43823 W Map
Discovery NotesFound from a soil sample next to a walking path. Soil sample was isolated in August of 2024.
Naming NotesThe 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 CompletedJan 15, 2025
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Approximate Shotgun Coverage1078
Genome length (bp)42003
Character of genome ends3' Sticky Overhang
Overhang Length13 bases
Overhang SequenceCCCGCCGCAATGG
GC Content66.5%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterN
Subcluster--
Cluster Life CycleTemperate
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionVirginia Tech
Annotation StatusBeing Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2025)
Plaque NotesPlaques are slightly turbid and not spherical in nature. The edges of the plaques are irregular.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Number of Genes69
Number of tRNAs1
Number of tmRNAs0
Has been Phamerated?Yes
Gene List
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload