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Complete genome sequences of Cluster FE Arthrobacter globiformis phages Piku and Utopia
Sandra Labib1, Ayat Hafeez1, Hajira Choudry1
1Biological Sciences, Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois, United States.
Micropublication Biology
|January 1, 2026
Abstract:
Phages Piku and Utopia were isolated from soil samples in Illinois, USA, on A. globiformis B-2979 and B-2880, respectively. Both phages have genomes encoding 22 genes, including an endolysin. The genomes are highly conserved, differing by only three genes, including genes involved in structural and replication functions, and one of unknown function. Based on gene content, both phages are assigned to cluster FE.
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