Streptomyces phage DeluluLabubu
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Detailed Information for Phage DeluluLabubu
Discovery Information
Isolation HostStreptomyces griseus ATCC 10137
Found ByGalstad, Sora Joye & Iringan, Jan
Year Found2025
Location FoundCatonsville, MD United States of America
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?No
Isolation Temperature30°C
GPS Coordinates39.25621 N, 76.71204 W Map
Discovery Notes"DeluluLabubu" was discovered in a flower pot with dark, moist soil in Catonsville, MD on 9/9/2025.
Naming Notes"DeluluLabubu" was named as a combination of the word "Delulu", referring to behaviour that is crazy or delusional, and the keychain dolls known as "Labubus", which gained fad popularity in the Summer of 2025 due to a viral TikTok trend.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedJan 5, 2026
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Sequencer UsedIllumina NextSeq 1000
Read TypeSingle-end reads
Read Length100 bp
Approximate Shotgun Coverage425
Genome length (bp)128607
Character of genome endsDirect Terminal Repeat
Direct Terminal Repeat Length766 bp
GC Content47.2%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterBK
SubclusterBK1
Cluster Life CycleLytic
Lysogeny NotesNot lysogenic as per testing performed on 10/29.
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
Annotation StatusBeing Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026)
Plaque NotesPlaques are small (1mm<) and clear.
MorphotypeSiphoviridae
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
SEA Lysate Titer 4.2*(10^10)
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload