Family: Ovaliviridae

Genus: Alphaovalivirus

Distinguishing features

Since only one genus (Alphaovalivirus) is currently recognized, the genus description corresponds to the family description. 

Family: Ovaliviridae

Li Huang and Haina Wang

The citation for this ICTV Report chapter is the summary published as Huang et al. (2021)
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Ovaliviridae, Journal of General Virology, 102 (3): 001546

Subfamily: Brockvirinae

Genus: Schiekvirus

Subfamily: Twortvirinae

Genus: Sciuriunavirus

Family: Herelleviridae

Genus: Harbinvirus

Subfamily: Twortvirinae

Genus: Baoshanvirus

Distinguishing features

There are only two species in this genus – Baoshanvirus BS1 and Baoshanvirus BS2.  Staphylococcus phage phiSA_BS2 (the exemplar isolate of Staphylococcus virus BS2) has a genome of 149 kbp with 210 predicted protein coding sequences and 1 encoded tRNA. Members of the genus infect Staphylococcus aureus. Their infectivity for staphylococci of other species has not been studied.

Citation: Herelleviridae

A summary of this ICTV Report chapter has been published as an ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile article in the Journal of General Virology, and should be cited when referencing this online chapter as follows:

References: Herelleviridae

Alemayehu, D., R. P. Ross, O. O'Sullivan, A. Coffey, C. Stanton, G. F. Fitzgerald and O. McAuliffe (2009). Genome of a virulent bacteriophage Lb338-1 that lyses the probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei cheese strain. Gene 448: 29-39. [PubMed]

Resources: Herelleviridae

Authors: Herelleviridae

Jakub Barylski*
Bacillus phage Study Group Chair
Department of Molecular Virology
Institute of Experimental Biology
Faculty of Biology
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan
Collegium Biologicum - Umultowska 89
61-614 Poznan
Poland
E-mail: jakub.barylski@gmail.com