Microbacterium phage FattyFlower
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Detailed Information for Phage FattyFlower
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMicrobacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224
Found ByA. Lagare, M. Hernandez, M. Hauri, C. Singh
Year Found2025
Location FoundAmherst, MA United States
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?No
Isolation Temperature30°C
GPS Coordinates42.391667 N, 72.526389 W Map
Discovery NotesSoil was collected from a flowerpot outside UMass Amherst Campus Center.
Naming NotesThe reason for this phages name is due to the habit of this phage early on making cleared plates that ended up getting the name fatty. The second part of its name comes from where the phage was found, a flowerpot.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesThis phage has consistently shown signs of different morphology after multiple rounds of purification. From diameters stretching .3-.1cm and different oblong shapes with some having halos and others being bullseyes. There hasn't been a consistent characteristic for this phage so far.
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives