Gordonia phage MakCheese
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| Detailed Information for Phage MakCheese | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540 |
| Found By | Haley, Jasmine, Calli |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.44 N, 79.96 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was found by Calli Sophocles, Haley Chung, and Jasmine Patel. The soil was collected next to a college dorm, next to pavement in a mulched area. The sample was dark brown and moist. |
| Naming Notes | Our name is MakCheese because the plate contains orange agar with bacterial colonies throughout. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 4842 |
| Genome length (bp) | 51271 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 11 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | TGCCAGCGGTA |
| GC Content | 65.6% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | DW |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Unknown |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2025) |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques were very small and dark, and spread evenly throughout agar plates. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 189 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B1 |