Microbacterium phage MamaT
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| Detailed Information for Phage MamaT | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Douglas B. Madlock |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | McCammon, ID United States |
| Finding Institution | Idaho State University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.622464 N, 112.169022 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was collected at the above GPS coordinates on August 27, 2024. The time of collection was 1035. The wind direction at the time of collection was 8.047 km/h from the south. The sample was taken 1/2m away from a running irrigation canal. The sample's consistency was clay-like and contained brown and yellow plant material. The temperature at the time of collection was 16 Degrees C. The Sample was composed of soil from the surface to 8cm depth. |
| Naming Notes | The name of the Phage is MamaT. Named for the discoverer's wife and mother of his children, Tara. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Single-end reads |
| Read Length | 100 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 1825 |
| Genome length (bp) | 16854 |
| Character of genome ends | Covalent Terminal Protein |
| GC Content | 53.8% |
| Sequencing Notes | Sequencing reads indicate a mixed population of MamaT Cluster GI (18x) : Hollowpurple Cluster ED2 (1x) |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | GI |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Unknown |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Idaho State University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 10/2/2025) |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques range from large to small and have a transparent appearance. The presence of "Ghost Plaques", also present with a cloudy appearance becoming transparent in a matter of days. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 25 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List | |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 2x10^11 |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 197 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | G9 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
