Genus

Genus: Shantouvirus

Family: Chaseviridae

Genus: Shantouvirus

 

Distinguishing features

Members of this genus infect Aeromonas hydrophila. The first and only isolate to be described was Aeromonas phage ZPAH14. No terminal repeats were reported in the genome of this virus. The Aeromonas phage ZPAH14 genome is 57.4 kbp (56.8% G+C) and encodes 71 proteins and one tRNA.