| Detailed Information for Phage Ubuntu |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Melisa Matonsi, Vejune Griciute, Jason Hart |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Old Town, ME United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Maine, Honors College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.928611 N, 68.696944 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Composted horse manure. |
| Naming Notes | "Ubuntu" means "for the people, for humanity, everything we do is for others" in Ndebele/Zulu. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina MiSeq |
| Read Type | Single-end reads |
| Read Length | 150 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 772 |
| Genome length (bp) | 53746 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 14 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | TAAGCCGCGCGGTA |
| GC Content | 67.5% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | Q |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Temperate |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | University of Maine, Honors College |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Turbid, approximately 1 mm in diameter. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 85 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Submitted Minimal DNA Master File | Download |
| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | PP750956 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
186 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
G10 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
| GenBank File for Phamerator | Download |
