Arthrobacter phage Orkz
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| Detailed Information for Phage Orkz | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis NRRL B-2880 |
| Found By | Steven Sviridoff |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | New Haven, CT United States |
| Finding Institution | Southern Connecticut State University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.333056 N, 72.944167 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was collected on September 3, 2025, at 9:35 AM from a shaded, grassy area near trees behind Jennings Hall. Weather conditions were sunny. |
| Naming Notes | The Orkz name draws from the Orks faction in Warhammer 40,000. The "z" spelling reflects how Orks in that universe pronounce their s's with a z sound. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Dec 18, 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 | 938 |
| Genome length (bp) | 46877 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 64.3% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | FL |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Unknown |
| Lysogeny Notes | Orkz demonstrates temperate behavior. Lysogenic colonies were successfully isolated from phage-seeded plates and maintained on PYCa plates. When the lysogens were streaked onto lawns of A.g bacteria, clearing zones were observed due to spontaneous phage release and subsequent lysis of the host bacteria. |
| Other Cluster Members | |
| Annotating Institution | Southern Connecticut State University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Orkz produced a circular, temperate, clear plaques with a diameter of 4.5 mm. |
| Number of Genes | 88 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
Click to ViewOrkz_1 Orkz_2 Orkz_3 Orkz_4 Orkz_5 Orkz_6 Orkz_7 Orkz_8 Orkz_9 Orkz_10 Orkz_11 Orkz_12 Orkz_13 Orkz_14 Orkz_15 Orkz_16 Orkz_17 Orkz_18 Orkz_19 Orkz_20 Orkz_21 Orkz_22 Orkz_23 Orkz_24 Orkz_25 Orkz_26 Orkz_27 Orkz_28 Orkz_29 Orkz_30 Orkz_31 Orkz_32 Orkz_33 Orkz_34 Orkz_35 Orkz_36 Orkz_37 Orkz_38 Orkz_39 Orkz_40 Orkz_41 Orkz_42 Orkz_43 Orkz_44 Orkz_45 Orkz_46 Orkz_47 Orkz_48 Orkz_49 Orkz_50 Orkz_51 Orkz_52 Orkz_53 Orkz_54 Orkz_55 Orkz_56 Orkz_57 Orkz_58 Orkz_59 Orkz_60 Orkz_61 Orkz_62 Orkz_63 Orkz_64 Orkz_65 Orkz_66 Orkz_67 Orkz_68 Orkz_69 Orkz_70 Orkz_71 Orkz_72 Orkz_73 Orkz_74 Orkz_75 Orkz_76 Orkz_77 Orkz_78 Orkz_79 Orkz_80 Orkz_81 Orkz_82 Orkz_83 Orkz_84 Orkz_85 Orkz_86 Orkz_87 Orkz_88 |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 2.48e9 pfu/mL |