Herelleviridae

Herelleviridae
Virion of genus Okubovirus
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Duplodnaviria
Kingdom:	Heunggongvirae
Phylum:	Uroviricota
Class:	Caudoviricetes
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 and 34 genera. ^[2] On 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

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]

• 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
• Klumppvirus
• Mooreparkvirus
• Salchichonvirus
• Tybeckvirus
• Watanabevirus

References

1. 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.
2. "Virus Taxonomy: 2024 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
3. 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 .
4. 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