Microbacterium phage Zapato
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Detailed Information for Phage Zapato
Discovery Information
Isolation HostMicrobacterium paraoxydans NRRL B-24275
Found ByT Schou
Year Found2025
Location FoundLincolnton, NC United States
Finding InstitutionWestern Carolina University
ProgramScience Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
Isolation Temperature17°C
GPS Coordinates35.505 N, 81.18472 W Map
Discovery NotesDiscovered in my family's backyard compost bin that contains food and yard waste.
Naming NotesThe name of this phage translates to "shoe" in English, which is a homophone of my surname.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?Yes
Date Sequencing CompletedJan 26, 2026
Sequencing FacilityPittsburgh Bacteriophage Institute
Shotgun Sequencing MethodIllumina
Sequencer UsedIllumina NextSeq 1000
Read TypeSingle-end reads
Read Length100 bp
Approximate Shotgun Coverage54
Genome length (bp)53456
Character of genome endsCircularly Permuted
GC Content67.8%
Fasta file available?Yes: Download fasta file
Characterization
ClusterEC
Subcluster--
Cluster Life CycleLytic
Other Cluster Members
Annotating InstitutionWestern Carolina University
Annotation StatusBeing Annotated (Expected completion by 5/1/2026)
Has been Phamerated?No
Publication Info
Uploaded to GenBank?No
GenBank AccessionNone yet
Refseq NumberNone yet
Archiving Info
Archiving status Not in Pitt Archives