Herelleviridae
Family of viruses
| 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 | |
| See text | |
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
The following subfamilies and genera are assigned to Herelleviridae (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus):[2]
- Bastillevirinae
- Agatevirus
- Bastillevirus
- Bequatrovirus
- Caeruleovirus
- Eldridgevirus
- Goettingenvirus
- Grisebachstrassevirus
- Jeonjuvirus
- Matervirus
- Moonbeamvirus
- Nitunavirus
- Shalavirus
- Siophivirus
- Tsarbombavirus
- Wphvirus
- Brockvirinae
- Kochikohdavirus
- Schiekvirus
- Jasinkavirinae
- Pecentumvirus
- Spounavirinae
- Okubovirus
- Siminovitchvirus
- Twortvirinae
- Baoshanvirus
- Kayvirus
- Sciuriunavirus
- Sepunavirus
- Silviavirus
- Twortvirus
The following genera are unassigned to a subfamily:[2]
- Elpedvirus
- Harbinvirus
- Hopescreekvirus
- Mooreparkvirus
- Salchichonvirus
- Tybeckvirus
- Watanabevirus
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.
- ^ 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
Media related to Herelleviridae at Wikimedia Commons
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