Arthrobacter phage GloMite
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| Detailed Information for Phage GloMite | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Carleen M. Gomez |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Aguadilla, PR Puerto Rico |
| Finding Institution | Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 35°C |
| GPS Coordinates | Unavailable |
| Discovery Notes | During the isolation process, clear evidence of bacteriophage activity was observed on Arthrobacter globiformis lawns. Plaques appeared as bullseye formations with a well-defined, lysed center and a surrounding turbid halo, suggesting a temperate phage capable of partial lysogeny. Differences in plaque size and clarity between direct and enriched isolations were noted, with enriched samples producing slightly larger and more abundant plaques. Initial estimates of phage abundance indicated a high concentration in the soil sample, consistent with robust infection. |
| Naming Notes | Glo comes from the species globiformis Mite means small invador |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | Plaque formation on Arthrobacter globiformis lawns was observed as bullseye plaques, showing a clear, lysed center surrounded by a turbid halo. This pattern suggests a temperate lifestyle, where some host cells survive infection, and is consistent with the structural features of siphoviruses, which often produce such turbid plaques due to partial lysis and lysogeny. |
| 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 |
