Microbacterium phage Grayscar
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Detailed Information for Phage Grayscar
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMicrobacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224
Found ByScarlett Mayfield
Year Found2025
Location FoundSaint Louis, MO United States
Finding InstitutionSt. Louis Community College
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature25°C
GPS Coordinates38.552003 N, 90.28303 W Map
Discovery NotesFound in backyard. Moist soil. Sample taken from about 5-6 inches down.
Naming NotesI picked the name Grayscar because it is a combination of my brother and I's name and something my dad has always used for gaming and things like that.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedOct 16, 2025
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Sequencer UsedIllumina NextSeq 1000
Read TypePaired-end reads
Read Length300 bp
Approximate Shotgun Coverage1526
Genome length (bp)17453
Character of genome ends3' Sticky Overhang
Overhang Length9 bases
Overhang SequenceCCCGCCCCA
GC Content68.7%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterEE
Subcluster--
Cluster Life CycleLytic
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionSt. Louis Community College
Annotation StatusBeing Annotated (Expected completion by 4/16/2026)
Plaque NotesThe plaques have been small to medium sized.
Number of Genes26
Number of tRNAs1
Number of tmRNAs0
Has been Phamerated?Yes
Gene List
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives