Microbacterium phage DurfeeSmurfee
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| Detailed Information for Phage DurfeeSmurfee | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | N. Arora, G. Buldoc, O. Jaroszewski, L. Marshall |
| 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 | 42.39059 N, 72.52236 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was found outside of the Durfee Conservatory at UMass Amherst, near the side of the building. The area was grassy and the soil was frozen. The area is also not heavily trafficked. |
| Naming Notes | Our lysate was named after the place it was found, the Durfee Conservatory. Because the name "Durfee" was already taken, we added "Smurfee" for a fun rhyme. |
| 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 resulting from our phage are circular and roughly 1-2mm in diameter with a bullseye appearance (a ring with a clearing in the center). |
| 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 |