Microbacterium phage BigStar
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| Detailed Information for Phage BigStar | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | O. Alptekin, T.Chiou, A. Chervansky, K. Nguyen |
| 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 | 42.38239 N, 72.52923 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was collected outside of Crampton Hall in the Southwest Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. It was collected from a mulchy area near the hall. |
| Naming Notes | BigStar references UY Scuti which is the largest known star to mankind. |
| 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 formed are about 0.5cm in diameter, clear, circular with well-defined edges. |
| 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 |