| Detailed Information for Phage Xebius |
| Discovery Information |
| Isolation Host | Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 |
| Found By | Ivy Johnson |
| Year Found | 2024 |
| Location Found | Monmouth, IL USA |
| Finding Institution | Monmouth College |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| Isolation Temperature | 18°C |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.545333 N, 90.373787 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The sample was collected from a compost pile at our MOCO educational farm, which is a few blocks away from campus. I was near the top of the pile and dug about a foot in, where it was somewhat moist. |
| Naming Notes | Xebius is a character in my friends and I's Dungeons and Dragons campaign. He's an ancient arch druid who, through a series of unfortunate events, became just a head with legs and some robot arms. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | Yes |
| Date Sequencing Completed | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Sequencing Facility | Pittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute |
| Shotgun Sequencing Method | Illumina |
| Sequencer Used | Illumina NextSeq 1000 |
| Read Type | Paired-end reads |
| Read Length | 300 bp |
| Approximate Shotgun Coverage | 5320 |
| Genome length (bp) | 40356 |
| Character of genome ends | Circularly Permuted |
| GC Content | 62.0% |
| Fasta file available? | Yes: Download fasta file |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | EA |
| Subcluster | EA2 |
| Cluster Life Cycle | Lytic |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Annotating Institution | Monmouth College |
| Annotation Status | Being Annotated (Expected completion by 12/31/2025) |
| Plaque Notes | Plaques were about 7mm after five days. Clear in the center and fading out to be a bit cloudier on the outside; it creates a sort of halo effect. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Number of Genes | 64 |
| Number of tRNAs | 0 |
| Number of tmRNAs | 0 |
| Has been Phamerated? | Yes |
| Gene List |
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| Publication Info |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| GenBank Accession | None yet |
| Refseq Number | None yet |
| Archiving Info |
| Archiving status |
Archived |
| Pitt Freezer Box# |
195 |
| Pitt Freezer Box Grid# |
A5 |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
