# Isolation and genome annotation of Rowlf, a novel cluster EG bacteriophage with a purple acid phosphatase-like gene

## TL;DR

A new bacteriophage named Rowlf was isolated and its genome was annotated, revealing a gene similar to purple acid phosphatase found in plants and bacteria.

## Contribution

The discovery and genome annotation of a novel cluster EG bacteriophage with a unique phosphatase-like gene.

## Key findings

- Rowlf is a siphovirus with a 62,044 bp genome containing 104 putative genes.
- The genome includes a gene resembling purple acid phosphatase, typically found in leguminous plants and bacteria.
- Rowlf was classified into cluster EG based on similarity to actinobacteriophages.

## Abstract

Isolated from grass thatch in Pocatello, Idaho, Microbacterium foliorum phage Rowlf has a siphovirus morphology and is presumed to be a lytic bacteriophage. Rowlf has a 62,044 bp genome with 104 putative genes, including a purple acid phosphatase-like gene found in leguminous plants and bacteria. Based on similarity to actinobacteriophages, Rowlf was assigned cluster EG.