| Detailed Information for Phage Megatron |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Duplicates of this Phage | PinkLady16 |
| Found By | Mackenzie Hurlbert |
| Year Found | 2011 |
| Location Found | New Haven, CT USA |
| Finding Institution | Southern Connecticut State University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 37°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.33475 N, 72.94427 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Loamy soil beneath mulched sedum garden, 4.5 cm depth, 61 degrees C. Garden is on a slope, lots of earthworms in the soil. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Genome length (bp) | 69009 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 66.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | B |
| Subcluster | B1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | About 1mm in diameter, very clear lytic plaques, variation in size increases over time. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 103 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Submitted Minimal DNA Master File | Download |
| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | MG925348 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Published in Paper | Pope, Bowman, Russell, et al 2015, eLIFE: Whole genome comparison of a large collection of mycobacteriophages reveals a continuum of phage genetic diversity |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| SEA Designator |
2011SCSUmegatronMH |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
27 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
53 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
| Final DNAMaster File | Download |
| GenBank File for Phamerator | Download |
