Microbacterium phage HairyHerbert
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| Detailed Information for Phage HairyHerbert | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Keri D, Savanna H, Valdas K, and Katelyn K |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Amherst, MA USA |
| 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 | 42.38434 N, 72.52941 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | It was found in a patch of soil in between two sidewalks outside of Kennedy Hall, which is near the tunnel which allows students to walk under Massachusetts Avenue. |
| Naming Notes | Our group decided we wanted to create a unique name that made us smile when we read it. We knew we wanted to include to adjective "hairy" in our name, and Herbert also starts with "H". Therefore, we thought the two words sounded good together. |
| 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 this bacteriophage creates appear bullseye, with a clear circle and a small agar dot in the middle. The phage typically creates two sizes of phages, 3mm and 1mm in diameter, however all of them are circular and have the bullseye appearance. |
| 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# | 180 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | A2 |