| Detailed Information for Phage Vivaldi |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 |
| Found By | Julia Stimpfl |
| Year Found | 2013 |
| Location Found | Columbus, OH USA |
| Finding Institution | The Ohio State University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.007124 N, 83.035129 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Vivaldi was isolated from a sample of moist compost from The Ohio State Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory in September of 2013. The compost contained decomposing cabbage, onions and tomatoes. |
| Naming Notes | The phage Vivaldi was named after the discoverer's beloved Belgian Warmblood horse, Vivaldi (Jimbo). |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Sequencing Facility | Virginia Commonwealth University Nucleic Acids Research Facilities |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | 454 Pyrosequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 241 |
| Genome length (bp) | 68873 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 66.4% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | B |
| Subcluster | B1 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | In GenBank |
| Plaque Notes | Vivaldi displays both small, under 0.1 cm, and large, about 0.2 cm, plaque morphologies. The borders of the plaques exhibited by Vivaldi are generally crisp. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 102 |
| 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 |
| Author List | Download |
| Annotation Cover Sheet | Download |
| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes |
| GenBank Accession | KM347890 |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Published in Paper | Pope, Bowman, Russell, et al 2015, eLIFE: Whole genome comparison of a large collection of mycobacteriophages reveals a continuum of phage genetic diversity |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer |
3.7x10^10 |
| Date of SEA Lysate Titering |
Nov 6, 2013 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
3 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
G1 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
