Microbacterium phage Uber
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| Detailed Information for Phage Uber | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | V. Oliveira, W. Aoun, T. Theodore, E. Elagio |
| Year Found | 2025 |
| Location Found | Amherst, MA USA |
| 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 | 42.388667 N, 72.529139 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | Uber was found on a corner outside of Goodell Hall in the UMass Amherst campus. It was on a small hill with a few patches of grass. The dirt was very muddy. |
| Naming Notes | The name, Uber, came from the company name, which is also called Uber. They provide transportation and food delivery. The name was chosen because it was catchy and also short. |
| 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 | The plaques were about 2mm in size. They are circular in shape and had a clear bullseye appearance. The outer ring of Uber is lighter than the inner circle of the phage. |
| 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 |