# Introducing Two New Bacteriophages Isolated Using Arthrobacter globiformis : BlueShadow and Schaffner

## TL;DR

This paper introduces two new bacteriophages, BlueShadow and Schaffner, isolated from soil using a specific bacterial host.

## Contribution

The discovery and classification of two novel phages into distinct actinobacteriophage clusters.

## Key findings

- BlueShadow belongs to actinobacteriophage cluster AY based on gene content similarity.
- Schaffner is classified into cluster AZ1 and shares a conserved integrase with BlueShadow.
- Both phages are likely temperate due to the presence of conserved integrase genes.

## Abstract

Two newly discovered phages, BlueShadow and Schaffner, were isolated from soil in Bismarck, ND using the host
Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979
. Based on gene content similarity, BlueShadow is assigned to actinobacteriophage cluster AY, while Schaffner is assigned to cluster AZ1. Both phages encode a putative integrase that is conserved within their respective clusters, implying a temperate lifestyle.