| Detailed Information for Phage Sopespian |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Gordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540 |
| Found By | Jessica Stockert |
| Year Found | 2020 |
| Location Found | Aberdeen, SD Brown |
| Finding Institution | Northern State University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 22°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.69067 N, 98.302521 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This virus was isolated from an environmental sample taken from the edge of Sand Lake including wrack water, some silt and sludge plus a few snails. August 23rd late in the evening. |
| Naming Notes | This virus was named after this character in the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian because this virus reminds me of the Telmarine lord who aided in the conquering of Narnia. During the novel, lord Sopespian kills his king to take over the kingdom. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 699 |
| Genome length (bp) | 46086 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGGTAGGCTT |
| GC Content | 60.2% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | CT |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Northern State University |
| Annotation Status | Overdue (Expected completion by 5/1/2023) |
| Plaque Notes | More lysogenic (blurry) than lytic on G. rubripertincta. 0.5 -1 mm in diameter; rarely larger than that. |
| 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 |