Microbacterium phage PhalexTheGreat
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| Detailed Information for Phage PhalexTheGreat | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Former names | PhalexTheGreat |
| Found By | Samantha DiRado, Sydney Fluke, Alexandra Olivencia |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Philadelphia, PA United States |
| Finding Institution | Drexel University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | -30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.9839 N, 75.13987 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | In a backyard by damp soil that was not soft but was filled with matter |
| Naming Notes | We named our phage PhalexTheGreat because we got our phage from our classmate Alex’s sample. After four attempts to isolate phage we were able to move on and isolate and purify phage with Alex’s sample. Thanks to her we were able to proceed with procedure ad catch up to the rest of the class. |
| 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 | Plaques are typically small, about 1mm, mostly clear, and some had halos. |
| 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 |