Genome sequence of bacteriophage GiJojo, isolated using Streptomyces mirabilis in Catonsville, Maryland

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2024 Oct 10;13(10):e0058424. doi: 10.1128/mra.00584-24. Epub 2024 Aug 23.

Abstract

Bacteriophage GiJojo is a myovirus isolated from soil that infects Streptomyces mirabilis NRRL B-2400, with a genome length of 115,161 bp containing 180 genes and 29 tRNAs. Of those genes, 59 have been assigned functions. GiJojo is a member of the BS cluster of actinobacteriophages.

Keywords: Actinobacteria; Streptomyces; bacteriophage genetics; bacteriophages; genomics; metal resistance; soil microbiology.