Microbacterium phage Sweetums
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| Detailed Information for Phage Sweetums | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Ellie Diffely |
| Year Found | 2023 |
| Location Found | Aberdeen, SD Brown |
| Finding Institution | Northern State University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 25°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.465 N, 48.5 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was found within the soil around a flowering bush in a city park. The sample was taken from underneath landscaping paper and an embedded rock. Both were removed and a sample was collected a half of an inch deep into the ground. |
| Naming Notes | I named this phage after the Muppet. I have always loved the Muppets and my phage is quite large...just like the actual Sweetums. |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Single-end reads |
| Read Length | 100 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 1501 |
| Genome length (bp) | 39439 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 70.0% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | GF |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Unknown |
| Other Cluster Members | |
| Annotating Institution | Northern State University |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026) |
| Plaque Notes | The plaques are lytic and clear with well defined edges. They have a diameter of around 3mm and a shape that is large and circular. |
| 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 |
| Available Files | |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
