Book: Chaseviridae
Subfamily: Nefertitivirinae
Genus: Pahsextavirus
Distinguishing features
Members of the single species in this genus infect Aeromonas hydrophila. The first member of this genus to be isolated was Aeromonas phage pAh6-C. The non-redundant portion of its genome is 53.74 kbp (52.8 %G+C) with 86 gene coding sequences; no tRNAs are encoded.
Species demarcation criteria
There is only one species in the genus. Members of this species are more than 95% identical in genome nucleotide sequence, including the terminal repeat region.