Microbacterium phage Picconator
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Detailed Information for Phage Picconator
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMicrobacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224
Former namesMcCarthy
Found BySienna Mount and Ella Cadigan
Year Found2024
Location FoundPhiladelphia, PA United States
Finding InstitutionLa Salle University
ProgramUnavailable
From enriched soil sample?No
Isolation Temperature30°C
GPS Coordinates39.977 N, 75.291 W Map
Discovery NotesOur professor ,Dr. McClory, took samples from his gras clippings on his lawn. We adopted this phage and purified it, collected lysates, and stained the plate for pictures.
Naming NotesThe name for this phage is the name of our stadium that we play college soccer on.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedJan 21, 2026
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Sequencer UsedIllumina NextSeq 1000
Read TypeSingle-end reads
Read Length100 bp
Approximate Shotgun Coverage2090
Genome length (bp)17445
Character of genome ends3' Sticky Overhang
Overhang Length9 bases
Overhang SequenceCCCGCCCCA
GC Content68.7%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterEE
Subcluster--
Cluster Life CycleLytic
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionLa Salle University
Annotation StatusBeing Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026)
Plaque NotesOverall, our plaques after dilution were pretty clear and were about 1cm wide. They were also circular.
Number of Genes25
Number of tRNAs1
Number of tmRNAs0
Has been Phamerated?Yes
Gene List
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Archived
Pitt Freezer Box# 200
Pitt Freezer Box Grid# F6