Arthrobacter phage Gibbzilla
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| Detailed Information for Phage Gibbzilla | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Alexia Chaffin & Brianna Han |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Jericho, NY United States |
| Finding Institution | New York Institute of Technology |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.78189 N, 73.52619 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected near a fence in Jericho, near surface level. The soil was moist. Collected the day after a heavy rainstorm. The surrounding grass was not in good condition, and the fence next to the collected soil had an overgrowth of Ivy. |
| Naming Notes | Named after our beloved lab Professor Dr. Gibb. Also, our phage is microscopic but named like a giant monster. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 23, 2026 |
| 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 | 184 |
| Genome length (bp) | 38986 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 11 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | TCCGCCCGGTA |
| GC Content | 63.8% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | FB |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Unknown |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | New York Institute of Technology |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Two plaque morphologies are present. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |