| Detailed Information for Phage Makar | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540 |
| Found By | Alexander Sirichanh |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Fairfax, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | George Mason University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 21°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.830147 N, 77.307151 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Collected from a creek/stream running from the Mason Pond, next to the Mason Pond Parking Deck. The collection was a few mm deep in the soil. The water was shallow with only a few cm flowing; there was some rain the day before. The soil was filled with organic matter (roots) with some large rocks, but they were removed. The collection was conducted at 0845. |
| Naming Notes | Named after one of my favorite characters in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Makar is the best :) |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Single-end reads |
| Read Length | 100 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 186 |
| Genome length (bp) | 58312 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 65.0% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | CP |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Unknown |
| Other Cluster Members | |
| Annotating Institution | George Mason University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques were observed in both the gordonia and smegmatis plates. The work was conducted with gordonia. The isolated plaques were small and slightly turbid. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 96 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| 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 |