Gordonia phage Zilla
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Detailed Information for Phage Zilla
Discovery Information
Isolation HostGordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540
Found ByAlexandra Crowshaw
Year Found2024
Location FoundPittsburgh, PA United States
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Pittsburgh
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature30°C
GPS Coordinates40.443885 N, 79.951983 W Map
Discovery NotesLab Group Members: Alexandra Crowshaw, Marissa Bordone, Daniel Mera

Discovery Notes: Sample found from a lot of green grass under the log cabin by The Cathedral of Learning. The soil was a light brown with lots of debris, but there was no trouble filtering the sample. Also, it was collected on a hot and sunny day, so the soil was dry.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedAug 7, 2025
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Sequencer UsedIllumina NextSeq 1000
Read TypeSingle-end reads
Read Length100 bp
Approximate Shotgun Coverage3759
Genome length (bp)48080
Character of genome ends3' Sticky Overhang
Overhang Length10 bases
Overhang SequenceCCTCCGGTGA
GC Content67.3%
Sequencing NotesIn position 27790 approx. 40% of reads contain a G to A substitution.
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterCV
Subcluster--
Cluster Life CycleTemperate
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionUniversity of Pittsburgh
Annotation StatusBeing Annotated (Expected completion by 12/31/2025)
Plaque NotesPlaques are highly distributed amongst G. rubi bacterial host
Number of Genes77
Number of tRNAs1
Number of tmRNAs0
Has been Phamerated?Yes
Gene List
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 214
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# F12
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload