Microbacterium phage SamMinuteman
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| Detailed Information for Phage SamMinuteman | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | S. Swayze, A. Mwaura, K. Garnier, A. Witkes |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Amherst, MA |
| 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 | 42.318549 N, 72.63974 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Sample was found in a garden near a heavily traveled path off of a river. |
| Naming Notes | Sam the Minuteman is UMass Amherst’s mascot a national treasure. He is our inspiration for our phage name– SamMinuteman |
| 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 | This phage makes circular plaques that are consistently concentrated on one side of the plate. The plaques are usually around 3 mm and can be clear and turbid. |
| 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 |