Microbacterium phage SoilSleuth
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Detailed Information for Phage SoilSleuth
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMicrobacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224
Found ByJennifer Sharr
Year Found2025
Location FoundFort Pierce, FL United States
Finding InstitutionIndian River State College
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature27°C
GPS Coordinates27.4239 N, 80.3579 W Map
Discovery NotesDiscovered in dark, moist soil by the base of a tree near the Indian River State College main campus library.
Naming NotesThe phage name is a combination of where it was discovered as well as its purpose in hunting bacteria to capture the spirit of the SEAPHAGES program.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedDec 23, 2025
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Sequencer UsedIllumina NextSeq 1000
Read TypeSingle-end reads
Read Length100 bp
Approximate Shotgun Coverage59
Genome length (bp)54351
Character of genome endsCircularly Permuted
GC Content60.1%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterEK
SubclusterEK2
Cluster Life CycleUnknown
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionIndian River State College
Annotation StatusBeing Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026)
Plaque NotesNumerous plaques formed with small, round morphology.
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload