Microbacterium phage GutterGirl
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| Detailed Information for Phage GutterGirl | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Former names | GutterGrrrl |
| Found By | Riley Fanus |
| Year Found | 2022 |
| Location Found | Sandston, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.51249 N, 77.301569 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Soil description: From gutter in suburban residential neighborhood. Dry decaying organic material, mostly grass/plant matter. Course with asphalt grit. Ambient Air Temp: 66 ºF |
| Naming Notes | Found in the gutter, spotify discovery playlist played the song Gutter Girl by Hot Flash Heat Wave. After multiple rounds of failing to isolate phage from environmental samples, this one felt lucky. In the former name: The change of Girl to Grrrl is an homage to the underground feminist punk movement Riot Grrrl. |
| 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 | Haloed, multiple sizes. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 155 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B3 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
