| Detailed Information for Phage Heftyboy |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Taylor Hefty and Alexa Salvador |
| Year Found | 2014 |
| Location Found | Spokane, WA USA |
| Finding Institution | Gonzaga University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 22°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.666811 N, 117.404644 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil came from around a tree on the Gonzaga University Campus, the dirt had pine needles and little rocks around the given soil. The weather on the day we collected our sample was cold and damp, approximately what 45 degrees fahrenheit. |
| Naming Notes | The name came from my last name and the phage was definitely a little hefty. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 1013 |
| Genome length (bp) | 61968 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 11 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CTCAGTGGCAT |
| GC Content | 65.0% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | K |
| Subcluster | K5 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Gonzaga University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 6/1/2023) |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques were very clear. The plaques appear very round and the diameter of each plaque is about 3.9 mm. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |
Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
