| Detailed Information for Phage Mynx |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Paige Stone, Lori Callnan |
| Year Found | 2015 |
| Location Found | Bucksport, ME USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Maine, Honors College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.644444 N, 68.800833 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil came from a garden of potatoes with bacterial infection. Garden was next to an old turkey pen. |
| Naming Notes | The name of this phage came from the characteristics of the phage. The phage is unpredictable and can be very frustrating at times. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Feb 17, 2016 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 2423 |
| Genome length (bp) | 60055 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 11 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CTCGTAGGCAT |
| GC Content | 66.6% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | K |
| Subcluster | K1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Maine, Honors College |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques are very small and clear at high concentrations. As the concentration lowers, the plaques get continuously more turbid and larger. At lower concentrations the plaques usually have a clear dot in the middle with a turbid ring around it. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 96 |
| Number of tRNAs | 1 |
| 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 | MH513977 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer |
4.16*10^9 |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering |
Nov 10, 2015 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
23 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
B1 |
| Available Files |
| EM Picture | Download |
| GenBank File for Phamerator | Download |