Microbacterium phage CharCharBinks
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| Detailed Information for Phage CharCharBinks | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | GM CB RS CC |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Amherst, MA United States of America |
| 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 | 42.392539 N, 72.525303 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The phage was found near a drain that was in front of the ISB building. The dirt was very muddy and soft despite it being snowy around the drain. The dirt had a grain-like texture and was wet. |
| Naming Notes | The name CharCharBinks was inspired by the characters Charlie Brown from the Peanuts and JarJarBinks from Star Wars. We all liked the names of these characters, so we combined them. |
| 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 Plaque has a bullseye-like shape with a dot in the middle and clearings on the outside. It has a clear edge as well. |
| 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 |