Details for Phage Ralphusmaximus
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Detailed Information for Phage Ralphusmaximus
Discovery Information
Found ByMatthew Tovar
Year Found2015
Location FoundStafford, VA United States
Finding InstitutionUniversity of Mary Washington
Program Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science
From enriched soil sample?Yes
GPS Coordinates38.467861 N, 77.542339 W Map
Discovery NotesThe soil sample collected was collected from Willowmere Park on August 22nd, 2015 at time 1205 in Stafford, Virginia; The GPS coordinates were as follows: 38.467861°N, 77.542339°W. The weather conditions that day were fairly mild, with an ambient temperature of 62.4 °F with the humidity at 91%. The sample itself was collected in a rural area in close proximity to moderate foot traffic, but far away from human industrialization. The terrain around the sample site was fairly flat, and the site itself frequently came into contact with flora and fauna native to Virginia. The sample itself was a dark shade of red, and could be described as dense and moist. Because of the apparent abundance of organic material in the soil (characterized by its denseness and moistness), a large amount of plaques were suspected to come from the sample.
Sequencing Information
Sequencing Complete?No
Genome length (bp)Unknown
Character of genome endsUnknown
Fasta file available?No
Characterization
ClusterUnclustered
Subcluster--
Plaque NotesPlaques appeared small and numerous in quantity, with an average diameter of approximately three millimeters. Most plaques appeared turbid in opacity. Plaques remained homologous throughout plaque isolation and purification.
Final annotation complete?No
Has been Phamerated?No
Uploaded to GenBank?No
Available Files
Plaque PictureDownload
Restriction Digest PictureDownload
EM PictureDownload