| Detailed Information for Phage Popstraw |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Phoenix King |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Brookhaven, GA United States of America |
| Finding Institution | Spelman College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.82551 N, 84.34414 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was dry, included clay, and had moss nearby and on top |
| Naming Notes | This was the online username I used to play games when I was a kid. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 13, 2026 |
| 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 | 365 |
| Genome length (bp) | 69233 |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Direct Terminal Repeat Length | 588 bp |
| GC Content | 65.7% |
| 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 | Spelman College |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | Clear, 0.25 ± 0.05 mm (n=30) |
| 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 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
