Microbacterium phage KillerQueen
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| Detailed Information for Phage KillerQueen | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Charlotte DeLong |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Oxford, OH United States |
| Finding Institution | Miami University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Unknown |
| Isolation Temperature | Not entered |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.506568 N, 84.727054 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This sample was found next to a pond. It was collected around 9 a.m., and the temperature was around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The weather was dry, cool, and partly cloudy. The dirt this phage was isolated from was full of leaves and twigs, and was dry. |
| Naming Notes | This phage is named after both the song "Killer Queen" by the band Queen, and the stand Killer Queen from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The stand Killer Queen utilizes bombs to eliminate its opponents, similar to how phages lyse or "blow up" their virus opponents. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| 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 for this phage are very clear and numerous. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Not in Pitt Archives |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 9.8*10^9 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
