Microbacterium phage KumaBear
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| Detailed Information for Phage KumaBear | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | J. Salib, E. Nickelson, K. Ishida, W. Gong-Harjula |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Charlton, MA United States of America |
| 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 | 42.176 N, 71.95532 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | It was found in damp soil under a tree, near a commercial building area with little to no foot traffic. |
| Naming Notes | Of the group of four that discovered this phage, three of the members have personal connections to dogs named "Bear" in several languages, and one member has a dog named "Kuma", the word for bear in Japanese. |
| 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 | They make circular, clear plaques about 3mm in diameter with well-defined edges as well. |
| 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 |