Microbacterium phage DestroyerDan
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| Detailed Information for Phage DestroyerDan | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Kenneth, Eris, Isabella, Johnathan |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Amherst, MA USA |
| 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 | 42.39401 N, 72.52611 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found in the grass outside the Knowlton building on the UMass Amherst Campus |
| Naming Notes | We chose the name “DestroyerDan” as the phage has cleared many of our plates, destroying much of the host bacterium. The name “DestroyerDan” seemed to fit the picture. |
| 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 phage had two plaque morphologies (even after 3 rounds of purification): 1mm or 2mm, bullseye or clear, circular, rough 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 |