Microbacterium phage BigSarah
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| Detailed Information for Phage BigSarah | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | J. Duducal, M. Ohlgren, K. Tsangarides, A. Schizas |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| 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 | 42.38685 N, 72.52868 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was collected from soil near the Army ROTC building at the Umass Amherst campus. The soil was collected frozen and was damp when shook for purification. |
| Naming Notes | The phages name was to honor two of our deceased cats named Big Guy and Sarah. The names were combined to create BigSarah. |
| 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 2-3 mm in diameter and bullseye shaped. Plaques were mostly clear. |
| 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 |