| Detailed Information for Phage Icarian |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Natalie Vergara |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Port saint Lucie, FL United States |
| Finding Institution | Indian River State College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 28°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.221389 N, 80.3875 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Found under my grandmother's papaya tree on a humid summer afternoon, 2 inches under the base of the tree. The soil was dry and almost sand like. |
| Naming Notes | In reference to the Greek myth of Icarus who flew too close to the sun. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 902 |
| Genome length (bp) | 42320 |
| Character of genome ends | 3' Sticky Overhang |
| Overhang Length | 10 bases |
| Overhang Sequence | TCTCCCGGCA |
| GC Content | 68.9% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | EB |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Indian River State College |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2024) |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques were small and circular in shape. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
169 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
D4 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
