Details for Phage Valarmorghulis
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| Detailed Information for Phage Valarmorghulis | |
| Discovery Information | |
| Found By | S. Brooks |
| Year Found | 2016 |
| Location Found | King George, VA USA |
| Finding Institution | University of Mary Washington |
| Program | Science Education Alliance-Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science |
| From enriched soil sample? | No |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.304595 N, 77.320144 W Map |
| Discovery Notes | The soil sample was collected into a zip-lock bag from a rural garden plot located in King George, VA at the GPS coordinates of 38°18’16.9” N 77°19’12.2” W, on August 27, 2016. The temperature was 78°F, zone 7 grown area, with that day’s weather partly sunny/partly cloudy. The location receives shade from nearby tall trees and vegetation and grasses grow lushly. The dark soil was rich and loamy with red Virginia clay soil about 6-8 inches below the surface. The soil was moist and rich with micro-organisms, worms and insect life. The sample was taken from a depth of approximately 3 inches below the surface with a small pointed trowel. The site is approximately 30 feet from a small private road and receives minimal foot traffic. |
| Naming Notes | from Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin |
| Sequencing Information | |
| Sequencing Complete? | No |
| Sequencing Facility | Virginia Commonwealth University Nucleic Acids Research Facilities |
| Genome length (bp) | Unknown |
| Character of genome ends | Unknown |
| Fasta file available? | No |
| Characterization | |
| Cluster | Unclustered |
| Subcluster | -- |
| Plaque Notes | round, fairly circumscribed |
| Final annotation complete? | No |
| Has been Phamerated? | No |
| Uploaded to GenBank? | No |