Mycobacterium phage Nova
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Detailed Information for Phage Nova
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMycobacterium smegmatis mc²155
Found ByJoe McMaster (Nova)
Year Found2006
Location FoundPittsburgh, PA USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Pittsburgh
ProgramPhage Hunters Integrating Research and Education
From enriched soil sample?Unknown
Isolation TemperatureNot entered
GPS Coordinates40.446526 N, 79.954479 W Map
Naming NotesA representative from Nova came to check out our program. though we didn't make it to a TV show, we were able to isolate a phage from the sample that Joe dug from the dirt.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedSep 20, 2011
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing Method454 Pyrosequencing
Approximate Shotgun Coverage105
Genome length (bp)65108
Character of genome endsCircularly Permuted
GC Content59.7%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterD
SubclusterD1
Cluster Life CycleLytic
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusIn GenBank
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Number of Genes88
Has been Phamerated?Yes
Gene List
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?Yes
GenBank AccessionJN699014
Refseq NumberNone yet
Published in PaperPope, 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
Pitt Freezer Box# 2
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# E6
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Virtual Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload
Final DNAMaster FileDownload