| Detailed Information for Phage Knox |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Audrey Jonas |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Phage Hunters Integrating Research and Education |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.446418 N, 79.954514 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil was found outside the Wyndham University Center in a well-kept flower bed. Temperature was about 26 degrees Celsius and it appeared to be well watered. |
| Naming Notes | Knox is the middle name of the eleventh president, James Polk |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 873 |
| Genome length (bp) | 41797 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 63.3% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | EA |
| Subcluster | EA1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Lysogeny Notes | Growth of mesas and lysogeny efficiency using phage-seeded plates was attempted with this phage by Audrey Jonas. This phage does not make a lysogen. |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques are about 0.5 mm in diameter and clear with halos after incubation at 30 degrees Celsius for 18-24 hours. Plaques increase in size and become more visible after incubation at room temp for 6-12 hours following initial incubation |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 63 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | MG839021 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
5 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
B12 |
| Available Files |
| Final DNAMaster File | Download |
| GenBank File for Phamerator | Download |