Microbacterium phage SirLoverBoi
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| Detailed Information for Phage SirLoverBoi | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Aarez Khan and Akhilesh Jonnalagadda |
| Year Found | 2022 |
| Location Found | Philadelphia, PA United States of America |
| Finding Institution | Drexel University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 21°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.958653 N, 75.188922 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The environmental sample of soil was taken from soil that was aerated, cool, and surrounded by numerous plants. In addition, the soil was moist as a result of being watered by the sprinklers three times a day. |
| Naming Notes | The name for this phage came from the founders' interest in the artist Drake, as he released an album titled "Certified Lover Boy" in 2021. As a result, part of the phage's name is "LoverBoi." The "Sir" part of the name came from the founders' desire to include a connection to the United Kingdom as "Sir" is frequently used their to call those that are knighted. |
| 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 | Throughout the plate, it can be seen that there are numerous plaques that are frequently grouped together indicating that this plate is webbed. In addition, the plaques' morphology is consistent with each other as they are all relatively the same size (0.5 mm to 1mm), round, and dark. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 162 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | A2 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |