| Detailed Information for Phage Firecracker |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Jose Morales and David Homan |
| Year Found | 2009 |
| Location Found | Santa Cruz, CA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.998900 N, 122.051990 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Firecracker was isolated from a compost pile in the gardens of Merrill College, on the east side of the UCSC campus. The compost was dark, moist and contained a mixture of soils. The compost pile was one of many lined up parallel to an old asphalt road. The compost piles are in an area surrounded by grass and trees, and animals of all sorts frequently wander through the area. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Mar 4, 2011 |
| Genome length (bp) | 71341 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 4 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | GTGT |
| GC Content | 65.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | O |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | The plaque s are 1mm in diameter and appear clear and haloed. These observations were recorded after a 24 hour incubation period in a 37 °C incubator. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 128 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | JN698993 |
| Refseq Number | NC_023712 |
| 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 |
4.2e9 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
1 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
G12 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
| Final DNAMaster File | Download |
