Microbacterium phage Dirtcake
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| Detailed Information for Phage Dirtcake | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | A. Vieira, S. Alvarado, A. Ung, S. Kurtiqi |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| 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 | 42.390169 N, 72.525541 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil was collected from outside the Integrated Learning Building on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus. The soil was a bit muddy due to melting snow in the area. |
| Naming Notes | S. Kurtiqi was talking about her love for the Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavor, Dirtcake. Since the phage was collected from dirt, we all agreed that this name would be fitting. |
| 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 are too small to count, with a cloudy, yellowish appearance. The plaques have a bullseye look, meaning that the middle is clear and the outer ring is dark. |
| 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 |