Sequence analysis of Discoknowium, an A5 mycobacteriophage.

Authors :: Carline KBR
Fleeharty MS
Fang L
Shijo M
Doherty MK
Riddick ZA
Royster MO
Stukes AR
Tchadi BV
Thomas AN
Williamson KE
Saha MS
Source :: Microbiology resource announcements [Microbiol Resour Announc] 2024 Jan 17; Vol. 13 (1), pp. e0092023. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 04.
Publication Year :: 2024
Abstract: Discoknowium is a temperate A5 bacteriophage that infects the bacterial host Mycobacterium smegmatis . Isolated from a rat fecal sample, Discoknowium's genome is 50,222 bp in length, contains 84 genes and 1 tRNA, and shares 82%-98% nucleotide identity with other A5 subcluster phages.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.