| Detailed Information for Phage Nikan |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Duplicates of this Phage | Novin |
| Found By | Mozhgan Sepehri/Behnam Khatabi |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Salisburry, MD USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.34142 N, 75.58101 W Map |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Paired-end reads |
| Read Length | 300 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 6688 |
| Genome length (bp) | 69177 |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Direct Terminal Repeat Length | 614 bp |
| GC Content | 65.4% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | AP |
| Subcluster | AP2 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Annotation Status | Overdue (Expected completion by 12/31/2025) |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 122 |
| 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 |