Microbacterium phage Avalon
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Detailed Information for Phage Avalon
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMicrobacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224
Found ByAlexander Mercier
Year Found2018
Location FoundOdessa, FL USA
Finding InstitutionUniversity of South Florida
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature24°C
GPS Coordinates28.181696 N, 82.557429 W Map
Discovery NotesThere was little organic matter in the sample.
The sample was found near a body of water.
The sample was collected approximately 0.5 inches below the top layer of soil.
Naming NotesThe phage is named after the collector's girlfriend.

Avalon is the final resting place of King Arthur in the tales of King Arthur's court. It means "place of apples."
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesThe morphology is small: only a few millimeters in diameter.

The plaques have been consistently clear.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
SEA Lysate Titer 4.33 x 10^9 PFU/ml
Pitt Freezer Box# 84
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# B3
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload