''Timlovirales'' is an
order
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to:
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
of
viruses, which infect
prokaryotes. Most of these
bacteriophages
A bacteriophage (), also known informally as a ''phage'' (), is a duplodnaviria virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea. The term was derived from "bacteria" and the Greek φαγεῖν ('), meaning "to devour". Bacterio ...
were discovered by
metagenomics.
Taxonomy
''Timlovirales'' contains the following two families:
* ''
Blumeviridae
''Blumeviridae'' is a family (biology), family of RNA viruses, which infect prokaryotes.
Taxonomy
''Blumeviridae'' contains 31 genera:
* ''Alehndavirus''
* ''Bonghivirus''
* ''Cehntrovirus''
* ''Dahmuivirus''
* ''Dehgumevirus''
* ''Dehkh ...
''
* ''
Steitzviridae
''Steitzviridae'' is a family (biology), family of RNA viruses, which infect prokaryotes.
Taxonomy
''Steitzviridae'' contains 117 genera:
* ''Abakapovirus''
* ''Achlievirus''
* ''Adahmuvirus''
* ''Alehxovirus''
* ''Aphenovirus''
* ''Arawsmov ...
''
References
Virus orders
Riboviria
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