Microbacterium phage Softserve
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| Detailed Information for Phage Softserve | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Jessica Gerckens |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | New Haven, CT United States |
| Finding Institution | Southern Connecticut State University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.33437 N, 72.94363 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was very moist, muddy, and rich in color, taken at a depth of approximately 1.2 cm. At the time of collection, the outside temperature was 68 °F, with dry weather, minimal recent rainfall, and humidity around 73% (daily high 75 °F, low 53 °F). The site was shaded under bleachers at 10 am, with no direct sunlight until after midday, and was a heavily walked area with clover and lawn grass present. |
| Naming Notes | The soil sample from which it was isolated resembled soft-serve ice cream in texture and appearance. |
| 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 |
| Morphotype | Podoviridae |
| 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 |
| SEA Lysate Titer | 1e9 pfu/mL |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |
