Gordonia phage Sting
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Detailed Information for Phage Sting
Discovery Information
Isolation HostGordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540
Former namesUCEA4
Found ByUmar Chaudhry and Elijah Abdourakib
Year Found2021
Location FoundDurham, NC United States
Finding InstitutionDurham Technical Community College
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature14°C
GPS Coordinates36.082552 N, 78.901486 W Map
Discovery NotesSoil sample with phage was found under decomposing leaves. Soil sample was under one inch of leaf cover and soil was collected from 0.5-1 inch into the ground.
Naming NotesThe name was thought of after my previous two names were rejected and at the time all I could think for a name was "Sting"
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedApr 11, 2022
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina Sequencing
Approximate Shotgun Coverage71
Genome length (bp)57947
Character of genome endsCircularly Permuted
GC Content65.4%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterCP
Subcluster--
Cluster Life CycleUnknown
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Annotating InstitutionNorthwestern Connecticut Community Colleges
Annotation StatusBeing Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2024)
Plaque Notes~1 mm in diameter. Plaques are very small and concentrated. Plaques are turbid. Oval-shaped with a small elongated 'tail' coming out of the side of the main plaque. Plaques were also hard to see in some titers, in some titers plaques showed up just fine while in others there were no plaques present.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?Yes
Gene List
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
SEA Lysate Titer 2.04 x 10^9
Pitt Freezer Box# 142
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# C9
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
Virtual Digest PictureDownload