Microbacterium phage Waterboy
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| Detailed Information for Phage Waterboy | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Patrick Henderson |
| Year Found | 2019 |
| Location Found | Philadelphia, PA United States of America |
| Finding Institution | Drexel University |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| Isolation Temperature | 25°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.957985 N, 75.190059 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was collected between 4:35 pm and 5:03 pm next to the residence hall's sidewalk. Medium-length grass surrounded the collection site and a few tall trees were situated in a line next to it. The sample was collected after digging down 3/4 of an inch into the ground. The soil was moderately moist, but became very moist after the sprinkler system saturated the soil. |
| Naming Notes | Waterboy is a 1998 sports-comedy film starring Adam Sandler. The name was fitting given the circumstances of the soil sample collection. About halfway through collection, the nearby sprinkler system activated, ensuring a moist and suitable environment for the phage but also making the collection process a bit difficult. |
| 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 are turbid with blurry edges, hinting that the phage emerges from the lysogenic cycle. Most plaques were small, with most plaques measuring below 2 mm in diameter, and morphology was inconsistent, even in later experiments such as full plate titers. |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Publication Info | |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info | |
| Archiving status | Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# | 106 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# | B4 |