Annotation of Secretariat and Hydrus, two DJ cluster phages isolated on Gordonia rubripertincta

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2023 Oct 19;12(10):e0062323. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00623-23. Epub 2023 Sep 26.

Abstract

Secretariat and Hydrus are phages grouped into the DJ cluster that were isolated on Gordonia rubripertincta NRRL B-16540. The phages have 75% nucleotide identity and share 73% gene content. Secretariat has a genome with 84 predicted genes, while Hydrus has 91 predicted genes and can also infect Gordonia terrae 3612.

Keywords: Gordonia rubripertincta; actinobacteria; bacteriophage genetics; host range.