Family of viruses
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
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 Brochothrix virus A9 is unassigned to a subfamily and genus.[2]
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