Microbacterium phage SpiceGirl
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Detailed Information for Phage SpiceGirl
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMicrobacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224
Found ByC. Tawfik, M. Lampman, K. Fortes, C. Langdon
Year Found2025
Location FoundAmherst, MA United States
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?No
Isolation Temperature30°C
GPS Coordinates37.284 N, 29.892 W Map
Discovery NotesA large patch of grass, on a hill, next to a parking lot, buildings such as Worcester dining hall and Northeast residential halls, with a few surrounding trees.
Naming NotesWe wanted to name it Cinnamon Roll, but that was taken, so we thought about how cinnamon is a spice, and then that reminded us about the famous group The Spice Girls. However, our phage is only 1 phage, so we wanted to call it just a girl, not girls; thus, we came up with SpiceGirl.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Annotating InstitutionUnknown or unassigned
Annotation StatusNot sequenced
Plaque NotesClear, round, hazy edges with a bullseye. Between ~0.5mm-2mm in size
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives