Genome Characteristics of Vardy, a Cluster DJ Actinobacteriophage Isolated on Gordonia rubripertincta in Western North Carolina.

ABSTRACT: Phage Vardy is a lytic siphovirus isolated from creek soil in Cullowhee, NC, using Gordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540. Vardy's 60,144-bp genome contains 90 predicted genes and five copies of a 50-bp motif that may regulate gene expression. Based on gene content similarity, Vardy is assigned to cluster DJ.

SUBMITTER: Henson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671010 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature