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Curtobacterium phage SpecialK
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Detailed Information for Phage SpecialK
Discovery Information
Isolation HostCurtobacterium flaccumfaciens NRRL B-59340
Found ByAmanda Post
Year Found2024
Location FoundPittsburgh, PA USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Pittsburgh
ProgramPhage Hunters Integrating Research and Education
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature30°C
GPS Coordinates40.44972 N, 79.95354 W Map
Discovery NotesFound outside of Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children.

Annotated by Amanda Post.
Naming NotesNamed after many great things: the Special K cereal with the red berries, peanut butter chocolate Special K bars (a Midwestern dessert), and one of my friend Kelsey's nicknames.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedOct 1, 2024
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Approximate Shotgun Coverage5263
Genome length (bp)40019
Character of genome ends3' Sticky Overhang
Overhang Length11 bases
Overhang SequenceCGAAACGGCAT
GC Content71.1%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterAZ
SubclusterAZ5
Cluster Life CycleTemperate
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionUniversity of Pittsburgh
Annotation StatusIn GenBank
Number of Genes62
Number of tRNAs1
Number of tmRNAs0
Has been Phamerated?Yes
Gene List

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SpecialK_1
(terminase, small subunit)

SpecialK_2
(terminase, large subunit)

SpecialK_3
(portal protein)

SpecialK_4
(capsid maturation protease)

SpecialK_5
(endolysin)

SpecialK_6
(scaffolding protein)

SpecialK_7
(major capsid protein)

SpecialK_8
(head-to-tail adaptor)

SpecialK_9

SpecialK_10
(head-to-tail stopper)

SpecialK_11

SpecialK_12
(tail terminator)

SpecialK_13
(major tail protein)

SpecialK_14
(tail assembly chaperone)

SpecialK_15
(tail assembly chaperone)

SpecialK_16
(tape measure protein)

SpecialK_17
(minor tail protein)

SpecialK_18
(minor tail protein)

SpecialK_19
(minor tail protein)

SpecialK_20
(minor tail protein)

SpecialK_21

SpecialK_22

SpecialK_23
(holin)

SpecialK_24
(deoxynucleoside monophosphate kinase)

SpecialK_25

SpecialK_26
(Cas4 family exonuclease)

SpecialK_27
(LAGLIDADG endonuclease)

SpecialK_28

SpecialK_29
(recombination directionality factor)

SpecialK_30

SpecialK_31
(NrdH-like glutaredoxin)

SpecialK_32

SpecialK_33

SpecialK_34

SpecialK_35
(Holliday junction resolvase)

SpecialK_36
(DNA primase/helicase)

SpecialK_37

SpecialK_38
(DNA polymerase I)

SpecialK_39

SpecialK_40

SpecialK_41
(DNA binding protein)

SpecialK_42

SpecialK_43
(serine integrase)

SpecialK_44

SpecialK_45
(RNA binding protein)

SpecialK_46

SpecialK_47

SpecialK_48

SpecialK_49

SpecialK_50

SpecialK_51

SpecialK_52

SpecialK_53
(DNA methyltransferase)

SpecialK_54

SpecialK_55

SpecialK_56

SpecialK_57

SpecialK_58

SpecialK_59

SpecialK_60

SpecialK_61 — tRNA
(tRNA-Asn(gtt))

SpecialK_62

SpecialK_63
(HNH endonuclease)

Submitted Minimal DNA Master FileDownload
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?Yes
GenBank AccessionPQ868958
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
GenBank File for PhameratorDownload