# Genome characteristics of cluster EA Microbacterium bacteriophages HungryHenry, CaptainRex, and ChikPic isolated from soil in Tennessee

## TL;DR

This paper describes three new bacteriophages found in Tennessee soil and their genome features.

## Contribution

The study isolates and characterizes three novel Microbacterium bacteriophages in cluster EA.

## Key findings

- The phages have genome lengths of 41,516 bp, 39,941 bp, and 40,333 bp.
- They encode 62, 61, and 63 putative genes, respectively.
- All three phages belong to actinobacteriophage cluster EA with distinct subclusters.

## Abstract

Bacteriophages HungryHenry, CaptainRex, and ChikPic were isolated from soil collected in Tennessee using the bacterium
Microbacterium foliorum
. These bacteriophages have genomes that are 41,516 bp, 39,941 bp, and 40,333 bp in length and encode 62, 61, and 63 putative genes, respectively. Based on gene content similarity, all three bacteriophages are assigned to actinobacteriophage cluster EA (subclusters EA1, EA2 and EA5, respectively).