Genomic sequences of Mycobacterium smegmatis A cluster phages LBerry, Pembroke, and Zolita

Nathan E Berry; Marly S Cassford; Colby J Agostino; Ethan N Dionne; Olivia J Schmitt; Kristen A Butela; Deborah Jacobs-Sera; Joseph A DeGiorgis; Kathleen Cornely

doi:10.1128/mra.00504-24

Genomic sequences of Mycobacterium smegmatis A cluster phages LBerry, Pembroke, and Zolita

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Aug 13;13(8):e0050424. doi: 10.1128/mra.00504-24. Epub 2024 Jul 9.

Authors

Nathan E Berry¹, Marly S Cassford¹, Colby J Agostino¹, Ethan N Dionne¹, Olivia J Schmitt¹, Kristen A Butela², Deborah Jacobs-Sera², Joseph A DeGiorgis^{3

4}, Kathleen Cornely¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Providence College , Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
² Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Department of Biology, Providence College , Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
⁴ Whitman Center, Marine Biological Laboratory , Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA.

Abstract

LBerry, Pembroke, and Zolita are newly isolated bacteriophages that infect Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. Based on gene content similarity, LBerry and Pembroke are assigned to cluster A3, and Zolita is assigned to cluster A5. LBerry and Pembroke are 99% identical to Anaysia and Caviar, and Zolita is 99% identical to SydNat.

Keywords: bacteriophage; genome analysis; mycobacteria.