Mycobacteriophage maravista: a cluster F1 phage discovered on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

TL;DR

A new mycobacteriophage named Maravista was discovered in Cape Cod and infects a specific mycobacterium species.

Contribution

The discovery and characterization of a new F1 cluster mycobacteriophage, Maravista, from Cape Cod.

Findings

Maravista infects Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155 and belongs to the Cheoctovirus species.

The phage genome is 60,140 bp long with 61.3% GC content and encodes 104 putative genes.

Maravista encodes two glycosyltransferases, indicating possible capsid glycosylation.

Abstract

Mycobacterium virus Maravista, a member of the family Gracegardnervirianae and species Cheoctovirus, is an F1 cluster phage that infects Mycobacterium smegmatis mc²155. The Maravista genome has 61.3% GC content, is 60,140 bp in length, and encodes 104 putative genes. Maravista encodes two putative glycosyltransferases, suggesting glycosylation of its capsid protein.

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