Spbetalikevirus [SEP] parent taxon
Spbetalikevirus
Spbetalikevirus (synonym "SPbeta-like viruses") is a genus of viruses in the order Caudovirales, in the family Siphoviridae. Bacteria serve as natural hosts. There is currently only one species in this genus: the type species "Bacillus phage SPbeta".
Taxonomy.
Group: dsDNA
Structure.
Spbetalikeviruses are nonenveloped, with a head and tail. The head is about 81 nm in diameter. The tail is long, but fairly rigid, at about 355 nm long, 10
", order "Caudovirales". The genus was renamed to Spbetalikevirus in 2012.
External links.
- Viralzone: Spbetalikevirus
- ICTV