DESCRIPTION OF VIRUSES

Family Siphoviridae

Genus “M1-like Viruses”

Genus “M1-like Viruses”

Type Species

Methanobacterium phage M1

(M1)

Distinguishing Features

The host is an archaebacterium. Viral genomes are circularly permuted and terminally redundant.

Virion Properties

Morphology

Virions have isometric heads of 55  nm in diameter and tails of 210 10  nm provided with a terminal knob.

Physical and Physicochemical Properties

Not known.

Nucleic Acid

Genomes are about 30  kbp in size.

Proteins

Not known.

Lipids

Not known.

Carbohydrates

Not known.

Genome Organization and Replication

Genomes are circularly permuted and terminally redundant.

Antigenic Properties

Not known.

Biological Properties

Phages are lytic and infect members of the genus Methanobacterium.

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

Not applicable.

List of Species in the Genus

Official virus species names are in italics. Tentative virus species names, alternative names ( ), strains or serotypes are not italicized. Virus names and assigned abbreviations ( ) are:

Species in the Genus

Methanobacterium phage M1

(M1)

Tentative Species in the Genus

Methanobacterium phage F3

(F3)

Methanobrevibacter phage PG

(PG)

List of Unassigned Species in the Family

Acinetobacter phage E13

(E13)

Acinetobacter phage 531

(531)

Actinomycetes phage A1-Dat

(A1-Dat)

Actinomycetes phage Bir

(Bir)

Actinomycetes phage M1

(M1)

Actinomycetes phage MSP8

(MSP8)

Actinomycetes phage P-a-1

(P-a-1)

Actinomycetes phage R1

(R1)

Actinomycetes phage R2

(R2)

Actinomycetes phage SV2

(SV2)

Actinomycetes phage VP5

(VP5)

Actinomycetes phage C

(C)

Actinomycetes phage 31C

(31C)

Actinomycetes phage UW21

(UW21)

Actinomycetes phage 115-A

(115-A)

Actinomycetes phage 150A

(150A)

Actinomycetes phage 119

(119)

Agrobacterium phage PS8

(PS8)

Agrobacterium phage PT11

(PT11)

Agrobacterium phage

()

Alcaligenes phage A5/A6

(A5/A6)

Alcaligenes phage 8764

(8764)

Bacillus phage BLE

(BLE)

Bacillus phage B1715V1

(B1715V1)

Bacillus phage IPy-1

(IPy-1)

Bacillus phage MP15

(MP15)

Bacillus phage mor1

(mor1)

Bacillus phage PBP1

(PBP1)

Bacillus phage SPP1

(SPP1)

Bacillus phage SP

(SP)

Bacillus phage SN45

(SN45)

Bacillus phage Tb10

(Tb10)

Bacillus phage TP-15

(TP15)

Bacillus phage type F

(type F)

Bacillus phage

()

Bacillus phage 105

(105)

Bacillus phage 1A

(1A)

Bacillus phage II

(II)

Clostridium phage F1

(F1)

Clostridium phage HM7

(HM7)

Coryneforms phage A

(A)

Coryneforms phage Arp

(Arp)

Coryneforms phage BL3

(BL3)

Coryneforms phage CONX

(CONX)

Coryneforms phage MT

(MT)

Coryneforms phage

()

Coryneforms phage A8010

(A8010)

Cyanobacteria phage S-2L

(S-2L)

Cyanobacteria phage S-4L

(S-4L)

Enterobacteria phage H-19J

(H-19J)

Enterobacteria phage Jersey

(Jersey)

Enterobacteria phage ZG/3A

(ZG/3A)

Enterobacteria phage ViII

(ViI)

Enterobacteria phage

()

Lactobacillus phage lb6

(lb6)

Lactobacillus phage PL-1

(PL-1)

Lactobacillus phage y5

(y5)

Lactobacillus phage FSW

(FSW)

Lactobacillus phage 223

(223)

Lactococcus phage BK5-T

(BK5-T)

Lactococcus phage PO87

(PO87)

Lactococcus phage P107

(P107)

Lactococcus phage P335

(P335)

Lactococcus phage 936

(936)

Lactococcus phage 949

(949)

Lactococcus phage 1358

(1358)

Lactococcus phage 1483

(1483)

Leuconostoc phage pro2

(pro2)

Listeria phage H387

(H387)

Listeria phage 2389

(2389)

Listeria phage 2671

(2671)

Listeria phage 2685

(2685)

Micrococcus phage N1

(N1)

Micrococcus phage N5

(N5)

Mycobacterium phage lacticola

(lacticola)

Mycobacterium phage R1-Myb

(R1-Myb)

Pasteurella phage C-2

(C-2)

Pasteurella phage 32

(32)

Pseudomonas phage D3

(D3)

Pseudomonas phage Kf1

(Kf1)

Pseudomonas phage M6

(M6)

Pseudomonas phage PS4

(PS4)

Pseudomonas phage SD1

(SD1)

Rhizobium phage NM1

(NM1)

Rhizobium phage NT2

(NT2)

Rhizobium phage 2037/1

(2037/1)

Rhizobium phage 5

(5)

Rhizobium phage 7-7-7

(7-7-7)

Rhizobium phage 16-2-12

(16-2-12)

Rhizobium phage 317

(317)

Staphylococcus phage 3A

(3A)

Staphylococcus phage 11

(11)

(Staphylococcus phage P11)

(P11)

(Staphylococcus phage 11)

(11)

(Staphylococcus phage B11-M15)

(B11-M15)

Staphylococcus phage 77

(77)

Staphylococcus phage 107

(107)

Staphylococcus phage 187

(187)

Staphylococcus phage 392

(392)

Staphylococcus phage 1139

(1139)

Staphylococcus phage 1154A

(1154A)

Staphylococcus phage 2848A

(2848A)

Streptococcus phage A25

(A25)

Streptococcus phage PE1

(PE1)

Streptococcus phage VD13

(VD13)

Streptococcus phage 8

(8)

Streptococcus phage 24

(24)

Vibrio phage OXN-52P

(OXN-52P)

Vibrio phage VP3

(VP3)

Vibrio phage VP5

(VP5)

Vibrio phage VP11

(VP11)

Vibrio phage 3

(3)

Vibrio phage IV

(IV)

Phylogenetic Relationships within the Family

Not available.

Similarity with Other Taxa

See the paragraph “Similarity with Other Taxa” in the Caudovirales description for further details.


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