Herelleviridae
Herelleviridae | |
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Virion of genus Okubovirus | |
Virus classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
Phylum: | Uroviricota |
Class: | Caudoviricetes |
Order: | Caudovirales |
Family: | Herelleviridae |
Subfamilies and genera | |
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Herelleviridae is a family of bacterial viruses of the order Caudovirales infecting members of the phylum Firmicutes.[1] The family has five subfamilies, 33 genera and 92 species.[2]
Etymology[]
The family's name, Herelle is in honor of Félix d'Hérelle, a French-Canadian microbiologist, the suffix -viridae is the standard suffix for virus families.[3]
Taxonomy[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Spounalikevirus_virion.jpg/330px-Spounalikevirus_virion.jpg)
Schematic drawing of a Bacillus phage SPO1 virion of the genus Okubovirus, cross section and lateral view.
The following subfamilies and genera are assigned to Herelleviridae (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus):[2]
The following genera are unassigned to a subfamily:[2]
Lastly, the species is unassigned to a subfamily and genus.[2]
References[]
- ^ Barylski, J; Kropinski, AM; Alikhan, NF; Adriaenssens, EM; ICTV Report Consortium (April 2020). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Herelleviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 101 (4): 362–363. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001392. PMC 7414437. PMID 32022658.
- ^ a b c d "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ Jakub Barylski et al.: Analysis of Spounaviruses as a Case Study for the Overdue Reclassification of Tailed Phages. Systematic Biology, Volume 69, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 110–123, doi:10.1093/sysbio/syz036. epub 25 May 2019
Categories:
- Caudovirales
- Virus families
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