Genome characterization of cluster B4 mycobacteriophages LittleDigger and Renkei ( Caudoviricetes )
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: ABSTRACT Bacteriophages LittleDigger and Renkei were isolated from soil in Miami, FL, USA using Mycobacterium smegmatis mc² 155. Their genomes are 70,752 and 70,746 bp long, respectively, both encoding 98 predicted genes. They are assigned to the actinobacteriophage B4 cluster and revealed a siphoviral morphology by transmission electron microscopy.
DOI: 10.1128/mra.00957-26
Authors: Ryan Aleu, Yeny Anglada Gonzalez, Alianna Aleman Perez, Elizabeth Jones, Emily Benitez, Berenice Blanco, Gabriela Compres, Elizabet J. Cuadra, Francesca Desogus, Oskar Donado, Kelsy Flores, Daylenis Lesmes Flores, Joan Garcia Perez, Victoria Goyanes, Kevin Gonzalez, Danniela Quintana Gomez, Bridgette Huerta, JonAnthony Hutton, Amanda Junco, Clarice Labrador, John Lopez, Alexandro Martinez, Ashley Bu Martinez, Fatma E. Mossa, Amy Moonan, Valerie Nakano, Joshua Navarro Trujillo, Amanda M. Nieves, Voldymyr Orlovskyi, Jasmine Pelia, Jennifer Perez, Ana B. Perez Vazquez, Michelle Prieto, Jas S. Salva, Lili Sevilla, Madison A. Sosa, Nahal Soltanpour, Beatriz Szpak De Assis, Vivien Tang, Christian Stillwell, Yen Vy Van, Mona M. Wu, Safina Zaveri, Caitlin Zorrilla, Lara Becerra-Reymundo, Patricia Waikel, Jaime Mayoral
Institution: Florida International University
Language: English
Subfield: Virology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7225615433