Microbacterium phage BuffMac
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| Detailed Information for Phage BuffMac | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Edward Collins, Jake Summer, Adyn Pierce, Yuval V. |
| 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 | 42.39308 N, 72.5241 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Phage was found outside of the Worcester Dining Common in Amherst, MA. It was a sunny day, about 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Soil was silty, almost dirt-like. Relatively flat lawn of grass/soil. |
| Naming Notes | Our phage was found on a Monday. On Mondays at the Worcester Dining Common, students can enjoy Buffalo Chicken Mac n Cheese from the GrabnGo section of the dining hall. Our group saw the shortened "BuffMac" fitting to commemorate our phage. |
| 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 | Plaques are typically 0.25-0.5mm in diameter and are clearly rounded out circles in shape. Most plaques are concentrated towards the edge of agar plates. |
| 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 |