| Detailed Information for Phage Tonitrus |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Rhodococcus equi NRRL B-16538 |
| Duplicates of this Phage | Flodtrolde |
| Found By | Charles Tavera |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Grand Rapids, MI United States |
| Finding Institution | Calvin University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.93155 N, 85.586913 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil sample was collected from area in between Schultze dorm and Commons dining hall. The soil was very dry and sandy with minimal foliage/ roots. |
| Naming Notes | Tonitrus is Latin for thunder. There was a thunderstorm approaching when I collected my soil sample. Also, the plaques are turbid and look like clouds, which remind of thunder. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 24, 2024 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 1081 |
| Genome length (bp) | 57971 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 69.0% |
| Sequencing Notes | When sequenced, about 10% of the reads were a 100% match for REQ3. |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | Singleton |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Unknown |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Calvin University |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques are quite small, roughly 1 mm in diameter. Plaques were cloudy with unclear, rough borders. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 84 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Submitted Annotation in DNA Master Format | Download |
| Submitted Minimal DNA Master File | Download |
| Author List | Download |
| Annotation Cover Sheet | Download |
| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | PP978825 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
185 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
C1 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
| GenBank File for Phamerator | Download |
