microPublication biology
Isolation and Characterization of the subcluster L2 Mycobacteriophage Underpass and its lysogen.
Kiley R Toth, Alexa R Rogers, Emma R Wenzel, Farrah Ponnwitz, Maria-Lainie Galdo, Paul M Lacour, Jose A Torres Cruz, Milani Parikh, Inda B Bard Hennessy, Nora K Duval, Reilly A Rosato, Rana M Elshayet, Durva Joshi, Lauren Zile, Jessalyn F Aquilino
Published: 202510.17912/micropub.biology.001915
Abstract
Open AccessWe report here on mycobacteriophage Underpass, isolated from a soil sample collected at a construction site at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Underpass is a siphovirus that infects Mycobacterium smegmatis mc 2 155, and is able to establish lysogens. Within its 71,053 bp genome, we identified 134 predicted genes. Based on gene content similiarity to Actinobacteriophages, Underpass is a member of the L2 subcluster.