# Genome sequence of Microbacterium phage Casino

**Authors:** Jennifer H. Arca, Gillian A. Bradley, Lola M. Gantenbein, Landon H. Schumaker, Raelynn A. Amasol-Tanoura, Avery C. Catlin, Saige A. Edwards, Sophia F. Faria, Maximilliano Fuentes-Ayala, Alexis M. Haiges, Hailey E. Hart, Ayden K. Herrera, Paisley J. Karlin, Ian T. Rife, Nana Sannomiya, Katie N. Thai, Emily J. Velasquez, Cori B. Williams, Hannah E. Moon, Megan L. Porter

PMC · DOI: 10.1128/mra.00018-25 · 2025-06-09

## TL;DR

This paper reports the genome sequence of a new bacteriophage called Casino that infects a soil bacterium.

## Contribution

The study provides a newly sequenced and annotated genome of the Casino phage infecting Microbacterium foliorum.

## Key findings

- The Casino phage genome is 53,667 bp long with 48 annotated genes.
- The genome has a GC content of 64.8%.
- Casino belongs to the EM1 subcluster of actinobacteriophages.

## Abstract

We present the genome of Casino, a lytic actinobacteriophage assigned to the EM1 subcluster. Casino infects Microbacterium foliorum NRRL B-24224 and was isolated from a soil sample in Storrs, Connecticut. The genome is 53,667 bp in length with 48 annotated genes and a GC content of 64.8%.

## Full-text entities

- **Species:** Microbacterium foliorum (species) [taxon 104336]

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC12243512