| Detailed Information for Phage HippoPololi |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540 |
| Found By | LaPrecious Harris and Hayley Mahan |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Durham, NC United States |
| Finding Institution | Durham Technical Community College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.99537 N, 78.88285 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found in LaPrecious’s backyard in her soil. |
| Naming Notes | We named our phage “Hungry Hippo” in Hawaiian because the phage consumed all of the bacteria from the first set of plates. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 151 |
| Genome length (bp) | 45423 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGGTAGGCAT |
| GC Content | 61.2% |
| Sequencing Notes | This phage was sequenced as part of a DOGEMS sample. |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | CT |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Durham Technical Community College |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 9/20/2024) |
| Plaque Notes | 1 mm |
| 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 |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
175 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
H4 |