| Detailed Information for Phage Ajax |
| Discovery Information |
| Found By | Emily Bohan |
| Year Found | 2012 |
| Location Found | Chesapeake, VA United States |
| Finding Institution | University of Mary Washington |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | Yes |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.686326 N, 76.262515 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The site was a sloping bank of a dirty and presumably microbe-filled drainage pond. |
| Naming Notes | The name doesn't have any particular significance other than the classical reference. I thought it sounded interesting. |
| Sequencing Information |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization |
| Cluster | Unassigned |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Other Cluster Members |
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| Plaque Notes | My phage produced both clear and turbid plaques on different occasions. They were irregularly shaped but round, and were tyically very small. |
| Morphotype | Siphoviridae |
| Final annotation complete? | No |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |
| Available Files |
| Plaque Picture | Download |
| Restriction Digest Picture | Download |
| EM Picture | Download |