Details for Phage Zuko
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| Detailed Information for Phage Zuko | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | Sailasya Gundlapudi |
| Year Found | 2014 |
| Location Found | Richmond, VA USA |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.660269 N, 77.595556 W Map |
| Naming Notes | The name for this phage came from a popular children's show called Avatar the Last Airbender, where there was Zuko, prince of the Fire Nation. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Feb 18, 2016 |
| Sequencing Facility | Virginia Commonwealth University Nucleic Acids Research Facilities |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 100 |
| Genome length (bp) | 163345 |
| GC Content | 38.6% |
| Character of genome ends | Direct Terminal Repeat |
| Direct Terminal Repeat Length | 3230 bp |
| End Determination Notes | Buildup of reads |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | S |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Other Cluster Members | |
| Plaque Notes | The plaque morphology consisted of 0.7 mm turbid, spherical plaques with a clear pinpoint center. The phage was pure due to exhibiting a similar morphology over 5 rounds of purification. |
| Morphotype | Myoviridae |
| Final annotation complete? | Yes |
| Number of Genes | 297 |
| Number of tRNAs | 3 |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | Yes: KU737348.1 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |