| Detailed Information for Phage Paraselene |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Lyla Wood |
| Year Found | 2022 |
| Location Found | Brownsville, KY United States |
| Finding Institution | Western Kentucky University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.170112 N, 86.39894 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | My water sample was taken right off the bank where the Bear Creek and Green River converged. The water was full of organic material and sticks. |
| Naming Notes | Paraselene: A bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon.
I named my phage Paraselene because the word refers to a halo-like phenomenon surrounding the moon and Paraselene's plaques have halos around the edges. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 20, 2023 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 1830 |
| Genome length (bp) | 51176 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGGATGGTAA |
| GC Content | 64.0% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | A |
| Subcluster | A1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Western Kentucky University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2023) |
| Plaque Notes | Paraselene phage plaques are turbid with halos around the edges. This indicates a lysogenic or temperate phage. The plaques are typically 5mm in size and the halos expand as time passes. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| 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 |
Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer |
2.4 * 10^10 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
157 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
G10 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
