Taxon Details

History of the taxon:

Etymology of the name:

Taxon: Herelleviridae; Proposal: 2018.118B.A.v4.Herelleviridae; : ; ICTV Report: Herelleviridae; Reference:

to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of bacteriophages by the French microbiologist Félix d’Hérelle; the suffix -viridae for family taxa

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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