| Detailed Information for Phage SpecialK |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens NRRL B-59340 |
| Found By | Amanda Post |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Program | Phage Hunters Integrating Research and Education |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.44972 N, 79.95354 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found outside of Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children.
Annotated by Amanda Post. |
| Naming Notes | Named 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 Completed | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 5263 |
| Genome length (bp) | 40019 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 11 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGAAACGGCAT |
| GC Content | 71.1% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | AZ |
| Subcluster | AZ5 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 4/1/2025) |
| Number of Genes | 73 |
| Number of tRNAs | 1 |
| 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 |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
