Microbacterium phage Kerr
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Detailed Information for Phage Kerr
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMicrobacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224
Found ByIsaac Chandler and Adi Serrano
Year Found2021
Location FoundStatesville, NC United States of America
Finding InstitutionMitchell Community College
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature30°C
GPS Coordinates35.799806 N, 80.890146 W Map
Discovery NotesThe phage was found in a chicken run. The soil was dug about 3cm down. the soil was moist. It was originally found as Eula by Travis.
Naming NotesWe got the idea for this name by using a random fantasy name generator. The first name it generated was Keer, but it slowly became Kerr as we continued working on the phage.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Sequencing FacilityUniversity of Pittsburgh Genomics and Proteomics Core Laboratories
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesOur plaques slightly varied in size, but the variation could be because two different plaques combined and formed a single plaque, which happened while we were working on the phage.
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 132
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# G4
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload