Complete Genome Sequences of Mycobacterium smegmatis Phages MelsMeow, Yorick, Virgeve, and Mikro.

Victoria J FrostJada E FogleRyan N HarrisBrooke JewellKaylee E MillsJessica E MorganPrecious T ThompsonEmi UmemotoKristi M Westover

Published in: Microbiology resource announcements (2022)

Mycobacterium phages Mikro, Yorick, Virgeve, and MelsMeow were isolated from soil in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Mikro is a myovirus with a comparatively large genome of 157,166 bp. The remainder are siphoviruses with genome lengths ranging from 59,227 bp to 68,563 bp. All phages were isolated on Mycobacterium smegmatis.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
genome wide
gene expression
genetic diversity
plant growth