''Eucampyvirinae'' is a subfamily of
viruses
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.
Since Dmitri Ivanovsky's ...
in the order ''
Caudovirales
''Caudovirales'' is an order of viruses known as the tailed bacteriophages (''cauda'' is Latin for "tail"). Under the Baltimore classification scheme, the ''Caudovirales'' are group I viruses as they have double stranded DNA (dsDNA) genomes ...
'', in the family ''
Myoviridae
''Myoviridae'' is a family of bacteriophages in the order '' Caudovirales''. Bacteria and archaea serve as natural hosts. There are 625 species in this family, assigned to eight subfamilies and 217 genera.
Subdivisions
The subfamily ''Tevenvirina ...
''. Bacteria of the genus ''
Campylobacter'' serve as natural hosts.
There are 9 species in this subfamily, assigned to 2 genera.
Species and genera
The following genera and species are recognized:
* Genus: ''
Firehammervirus''
** ''
Campylobacter virus CP21''
** ''
Campylobacter virus CP220''
** ''
Campylobacter virus CPt10''
** ''
Campylobacter virus IBB35''
* Genus: ''
Fletchervirus''
** ''
Campylobacter virus CP81''
** ''
Campylobacter virus CP30A''
** ''
Campylobacter virus CPX''
** ''
Campylobacter virus Los1''
** ''
Campylobacter virus NCTC12673''
References
ICTV proposals, 2013.004a-kB et al. "create two genera (''Cp220likevirus'' and ''Cp8unalikevirus'') within a new subfamily (''Eucampyvirinae'') in the family ''Myoviridae''", Andrew M. Kropinski et al.
External links
ICTV
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Myoviridae
Virus subfamilies