Biology:Ackermannviridae
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Short description: Family of viruses
Ackermannviridae | |
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Virus classification ![]() | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
Phylum: | Uroviricota |
Class: | Caudoviricetes |
Family: | Ackermannviridae |
Ackermannviridae is a family of viruses in the order Caudovirales. Gammaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota serve as natural hosts. There are 2 subfamilies, 10 genera, and 63 species in the family.[1]
Etymology
The family's name, Ackermann is in honor of Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann (1936-2017), a German microbiologist, the suffix -viridae is the standard suffix for virus families.[2][3]
Taxonomy
The following taxa are recognized (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus):[1]
- Aglimvirinae
- Agtrevirus
- Limestonevirus
- Cvivirinae
incertae sedis genera:[1]
- Campanilevirus
- Kujavirus
- Miltonvirus
- Nezavisimistyvirus
- Taipeivirus
- Tedavirus
- Vapseptimavirus
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. https://ictv.global/taxonomy.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Hans-W. Ackermann: Life in science. Bacteriophage. 2012 Oct 1; 2(4): 207. doi: 10.4161/bact.23159 PMC 3594207. PMID 23533969. A curriculum vitae.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q51911398 entry
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