Microbacterium phage TinyTillie
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| Detailed Information for Phage TinyTillie | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | L.Fontaine, L.Billiar, L.Rosenstein, G.Brogini |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Amherst, MA United States of America |
| Finding Institution | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 30°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.39392 N, 72.524482 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | This phage was discovered in soil, which was found beside a steam vent near a walkway. Because of this, the soil was warm, and there was little to no plant life other than some grass in the area. The soil was slightly gravelly, and almost sandy. There were multiple buildings in the area that the soil was found. |
| Naming Notes | This plaque is named TinyTillie after the popular book character, the Little Engine That Could. This is because there was only one plaque that was very small on the original isolation plate. Though there were multiple challenges faced in the discovery of this phage, one has been isolated, purified, and otherwise "discovered". This name reflects the discovery of the phage. |
| 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 | Plaques produced by this phage are clear, with defined edges, and are about 1-3mm in size. |
| 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 |