Gordonia phage Starburst
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Detailed Information for Phage Starburst
Discovery Information
Isolation HostGordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540
Found BySiya Patel
Year Found2024
Location FoundPittsburgh, PA USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Pittsburgh
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?No
Isolation Temperature30°C
GPS Coordinates40.5 N, 79.9 W Map
Discovery NotesGroup: Siya Patel, Danielle Moore, Meaghan Walsh

The sample was taken from the corners of a parking lot. The surrounding environment is pavement with a little border of dead greenery. The soil was very dry because no nourishment was being received. There was no difficulty in filtering the soil.
Naming NotesThe name originated because all of our favorite candy is Starbursts.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedJan 2, 2025
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Approximate Shotgun Coverage2733
Genome length (bp)46478
Character of genome ends3' Sticky Overhang
Overhang Length10 bases
Overhang SequenceCGGTAGGCTT
GC Content60.3%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterCT
Subcluster--
Cluster Life CycleLytic
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionUniversity of Pittsburgh
Annotation StatusBeing Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2025)
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives