Taxon Details

Taxon name: Saffermanviridae

to honour Robert S. Safferman, an American microbiologist who together with Mary-Ellen Morris first isolated and characterized Leptolyngbya phage LPP-1, a member of the family; the suffix ‑viridae for family taxa

ICTV Report: Created in Proposal: 2023.057B.Saffermanviridae_nf.zip Reference:

International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses

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