Microbacterium phage MorrillRat
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| Detailed Information for Phage MorrillRat | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Amy Keifer, Leana Vale, Emilie Bell, Fatima Faiza |
| 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 | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.40503 N, 72.528003 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was collected in a grass island in the middle of a parking lot, in between two trees. The top layer of the soil was very gravely, however the lower layer from which the sample was collected form was much more loamy. |
| Naming Notes | The phage was named after the building where the lab was performed, Morrill Science Center at UMass Amherst. It was named MorrillRat because the buildings are very confusing and resemble a rat maze. |
| 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 plaques were around 1 millimeter in size, most were clear with cloudy edges. Some had a more cloudy center with burry edges. There were no bullseye patterns or halos. |
| 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 |