Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium Phage LilHazelnut.

ABSTRACT

Here, we describe LilHazelnut, a novel mycobacteriophage that infects Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155. LilHazelnut is a cluster Q phage that shares 99% nucleotide identity with phage Giles, is 53,746 bp in length, and has a G+C content of 67.5%. LilHazelnut is a temperate Siphoviridae virus, as is typical of cluster Q family members.