Pharky, Phedro, Phractured, and StagePhright: complete genome sequences of four EK2 cluster Microbacterium phages

Susan M. R. Gurney; Medha Gupta; Deeksha Reddy; Gloria Zacharias; Aleda S. Jomy; Carly J. Smith; Drexel University SEA-PHAGE annotators 2020; Drexel University SEA-PHAGES annotators 2021; Matthew T. McDonald; Brett M. Condon

doi:10.1128/mra.00424-26

Pharky, Phedro, Phractured, and StagePhright: complete genome sequences of four EK2 cluster Microbacterium phages

Susan M. R. Gurney
, Medha Gupta
, Deeksha Reddy
, Gloria Zacharias
, Aleda S. Jomy
, Carly J. Smith
, Drexel University SEA-PHAGE annotators 2020
, Drexel University SEA-PHAGES annotators 2021
, Matthew T. McDonald
, Brett M. Condon^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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We report the complete genome sequence of four Microbacterium phages, Pharky, Phedro, Phractured, and StagePhright, isolated using the bacterial host Microbacterium foliorum from soil samples collected in Philadelphia. All four phages are genetically very similar and contain a gene of unknown function, which is uncommon in the EK2 cluster.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Microbiology Resource Announcements
Early online date	17 Jul 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00424-26
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 17 Jul 2026

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Bacteriophage
EK cluster
Microbacterium foliorum

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Gurney, S. M. R., Gupta, M., Reddy, D., Zacharias, G., Jomy, A. S., Smith, C. J., Drexel University SEA-PHAGE annotators 2020, Drexel University SEA-PHAGES annotators 2021, McDonald, M. T., & Condon, B. M. (2026). Pharky, Phedro, Phractured, and StagePhright: complete genome sequences of four EK2 cluster Microbacterium phages. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 1-4. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00424-26

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