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Genome sequence of WestPM, a phage infecting Microbacterium foliorum isolated from beach environmental samples

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: isolated from environmental samples collected on Pensacola Beach, FL. The genome of this phage is 39,693 bp long and contains 59 predicted protein-coding genes and zero tRNA genes. Based on gene content similarity, WestPM is grouped in the actinobacteriophage EA11 subcluster.

Source: PubMed

DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001395

Authors: Charles J. West, Brittany C. Yencho, Andrew J. Brown, Conor R. Flannigan, Hui-Min Chung

Institutions: University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of West Florida, Louisiana State University, Environmental Protection Agency, Duke University

Language: English

Topic: Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Taiwan University

Award: Marine Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Targeting Transfer Students as a Means for Building a Science Learning Community.