| Detailed Information for Phage Stardrop |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 |
| Found By | Rylee Oberbeck |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Raleigh, NC United States of America |
| Finding Institution | North Carolina State University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.78215 N, 78.67819 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample from which the phage was isolated was collected by a tree at 7:45 AM. The soil was mostly dry. The temperature at the time of collection was approximately 18 degrees Celsius with a humidity level of 74%. |
| Naming Notes | The name is taken from a type of fruit in my favorite game, Stardew Valley. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 9, 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 | 76 |
| Genome length (bp) | 56611 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 9 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | CGCCGGCCT |
| GC Content | 50.3% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | AU |
| Subcluster | AU6 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | North Carolina State University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Number of Genes | 98 |
| 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 |