DS6A
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| Detailed Information for Phage DS6A | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found by | W. B. Redmond |
| Found in | Unavailable |
| Finding Institution | University of Pittsburgh |
| Year Found | 1960 |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Program | Pitt Undergraduate Phagehunters |
| Discovery Notes | Original Citation: W.B. Redmond and J.C. Cater "A bacteriophage specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, varieties hominis and bovis" Amer. Rev. Resp. Dis. 82:781-786 (1960).
Sample obtained from William R. Jacobs lab for sequencing. Originally isolated from stockyard soil. |
| Plaque Notes | Large plaques (see pic.). Infects all and only mycobacteria of the TB complex (M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, BCG, M. africanum, M. microti, etc.). The Hatfull lab has tested the lysate on M. smegmatis and confirmed that it does not infect it. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Sep 24, 2010 |
| Sequencing Facility | Roche |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | 454 Only |
| Genome length (bp) | 60588 |
| GC Content | 68.4% |
| Character of genome ends | Defined physical ends |
| 3' Overhang Length | 12 bp |
| 3' Overhang Sequence | CGAGGCCGACAT |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Singleton |
| Other Cluster Members | |
| Subcluster | N/A |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Has been Annotated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Number of Genes | 97 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Is live and searchable in GenBank? | Yes: JN698994 |
| Available Multimedia | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Virtual Digest Picture | Download |
| DNAMaster File | Download |
| Archiving Info | |
| Pitt Lysate Inventory Numbers | 0795, 0796 |
