Arthrobacter phage NewKitty
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| Detailed Information for Phage NewKitty | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Lily Weber |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Toledo, OH United States |
| Finding Institution | Chatham University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.62032 N, 83.58386 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was collected on October 12th, 2025, at the Toledo Zoo. The soil was collected from a flower bed with fertilizer at a sample depth of about 1/2 inch. The ambient temperature was 62 degrees Fahrenheit. |
| Naming Notes | My first cat was named New Kitty. I called her this when I was 4 years old, and she impacted my life so much that I want to dedicate my phage to her so she can continue to do amazing things. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Dec 17, 2025 |
| 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 | 491 |
| Genome length (bp) | 52634 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 9 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGCCGGTGA |
| GC Content | 62.7% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | AY |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Chatham University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files | |
| EM Picture | Download |
