Details for Phage SageFayge
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Detailed Information for Phage SageFayge
Discovery Information
Found BySage Galindez
Year Found2013
Location FoundRichmond, VA United States
Finding InstitutionVirginia Commonwealth University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
GPS CoordinatesUnavailable
Discovery NotesThe soil that Sage Phage was collected on September 15, 2013 from Richmond, Virginia. The temperature that day was 72*F and was a clear day. The soil was isolated in a spot on the James River access, located in Belle Isle, and was soil that makes up the sea floor of the James. This soil was donated by Farrah Hermes and was tested in the Phage Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Naming NotesSageFayage was named after me.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedFeb 19, 2014
Sequencing FacilityVirginia Commonwealth University Nucleic Acids Research Facilities
Shotgun Sequencing Method454
Approximate Shotgun Coverage100
Sanger Finishing Reactions4
Genome length (bp)159547
GC Content38.1%
Character of genome endsDirect Terminal Repeat
Direct Terminal Repeat Length2812 bp
End Determination NotesDoubling of reads on Consed
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterC
SubclusterC1
Other Cluster Members
Plaque NotesA normal plaque for this phage is approximately 1 mm in diameter, clear, round, and has a halo surrounding the plaque. The halo tends to be turbid compared to the actual plaque.
MorphotypeMyoviridae
Final annotation complete?Yes
Number of Genes300
Has been Phamerated?No
Uploaded to GenBank?Yes: KU737350
Available Files
EM PictureDownload