Closed genome sequence of an Arthrobacter globiformis phage, SilentRX

Ashna Siddiqui; Raunak Vijay; Ethan G Edwards; Meliha Ulker; Fardeen A Siddiqui; Thomas J Gerton; Rachel E Anastasi; Dylan J Conroy; Isabelle E Laizure; Joshua D Reynolds; Kelsie Duggan; Kristen C Johnson; Kyle S MacLea

doi:10.1128/mra.00273-25

Closed genome sequence of an Arthrobacter globiformis phage, SilentRX

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2025 Oct 9;14(10):e0027325. doi: 10.1128/mra.00273-25. Epub 2025 Sep 12.

Authors

Ashna Siddiqui¹, Raunak Vijay¹, Ethan G Edwards¹, Meliha Ulker¹, Fardeen A Siddiqui¹, Thomas J Gerton¹, Rachel E Anastasi¹, Dylan J Conroy¹, Isabelle E Laizure¹, Joshua D Reynolds¹, Kelsie Duggan², Kristen C Johnson^{1

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4}, Kyle S MacLea^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Biotechnology Program, University of New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA.
² Graduate Program in Biotechnology: Industrial and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA.
³ Biology Program, University of New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA.
⁴ Department of Life Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA.

Abstract

We sequenced the complete genome of SilentRX, an actinobacteriophage with siphovirus morphology in cluster AP that infects Arthrobacter globiformis NRRL B-2979. The phage possessed a capsid width of 55 nm and a tail length of 215 nm. With a length of 65,232 bp, the genome contained 102 predicted protein-coding genes.

Keywords: SEA-PHAGES; actinobacteria; bacteriophage; lytic; siphoviridae; soil.

Grants and funding

P20 GM103506/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States