| Detailed Information for Phage Pharpay |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Riya Chawla, Charvi Chagam, Numa Kamal |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| 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? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.95234 N, 75.18349 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was located within a sunny patch in a garden behind the Constantine N. Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building of Drexel University. The sample was damp and slightly warm in temperature. It was also located underneath a pile of leaf litter. |
| Naming Notes | We got inspiration for the name of our phage from a conversation about High School Musical. We were discussing Sharpay Evans, a protagonist in High School Musical, and decided to name our phage "Pharpay" based off that character. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 5, 2024 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina Sequencing |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 1204 |
| Genome length (bp) | 56718 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 63.7% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | EF |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Drexel University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2024) |
| Plaque Notes | The plaque is very small and can be approximated to be .4 - .6 mm in size. The plaque is a round shape and also clear. |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
175 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
B3 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
