Details for Phage Dionysia
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Detailed Information for Phage Dionysia
Discovery Information
Found ByJeffrey Shonk and Rachel Wood
Year Found2014
Location FoundMt. Airy, MD United States
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
Program Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
GPS Coordinates39.4275 N, 77.18696 W Map
Discovery NotesSoil sample was taken from soil directly under a grape vine at Linganore Winery. It was sunny and the temperature was about 23.8 degrees Celsius.
Naming NotesThe name is derived from the name of an ancient festival celebrated in Athens to honor the god of wine, Dionysus. This name was chosen because the soil sample the phage was isolated from was obtained from a winery.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Plaque Notesplaques were consistently round and clear with a width ranging from 1-2 mm.
MorphotypeMyoviridae
Final annotation complete?No
Has been Phamerated?No
Uploaded to GenBank?No
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload