Microbacterium phage KanyeSouthwest
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| Detailed Information for Phage KanyeSouthwest | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Tanya Wadekar |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Amherst, MA United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.38128 N, 72.52998 E Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found in front of Cance Hall located in the Southwest Residential Area in University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located ~3 feet from the base of a small tree. The soil was frozen due to weather conditions at the time. When thawed, soil appeared to be somewhat damp. Light grass above the soil was scraped away before collecting soil samples. |
| Naming Notes | The name of a popular celebrity, Kanye West, was used as the inspiration and the group modified his last name to "Southwest" after the residential area in the University of Massachusetts Amherst where the soil sample containing the phage was collected. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Annotating Institution | Unknown or unassigned |
| Annotation Status | Not sequenced |
| Plaque Notes | The diameter of the phage varies from around 1 mm to 3 mm. Phage appears clear and has a circular shape with defined edges. |
| Morphotype | Podoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
