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] In average, replication of family members is supported by 70% isolates of primary host species.[3]
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.[4]
Taxonomy
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 Brochothrix virus A9 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.
- ^ Pchelin IM; Smolensky AV; Azarov DV; Goncharov AE (2024). "Lytic spectra of tailed bacteriophages: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Viruses. 16 (12): 1879. doi:10.3390/v16121879. PMC 11680127.
- ^ 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
External links
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