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Corticoviridae | icosahedral capsid with lipid layer, circular supercoiled dsDNA |
Cystoviridae | enveloped, icosahedral capsid, lipids, three molecules of linear dsRNA |
Fuselloviridae | pleomorphic, envelope, lipids, no capsid, circular supercoiled dsDNA |
Inoviridae genus Inovirus | long filaments with helical symmetry, circular ssDNA |
Inoviridae genus Plectrovirus | short rods with helical symmetry, circular ssDNA |
Leviviridae | quasi-icosahedral capsid, one molecule of linear ssRNA |
Lipothrixviridae | enveloped filaments, lipids, linear dsDNA |
Microviridae | icosahedral capsid, circular ssDNA |
Myoviridae, A1 | tail contractile, head isometric |
Myoviridae, A2 | tail contractile, head elongated (length/width ratio = 1.3-1.8) |
Myoviridae, A3 | tail contractile, head elongated (length/width ratio = 2 or more) |
Plasmaviridae | pleomorphic, envelope, lipids, no capsid, circular supercoiled dsDNA |
Podoviridae, C1 | tail short and noncontractile, head isometric |
Podoviridae, C2 | tail short and noncontractile, head elongated (length/width ratio = 1.4) |
Podoviridae, C3 | tail short and noncontractile, head elongated (length/width ratio = 2.5 or more) |
Rudiviridae | helical rods, linear dsDNA |
Siphoviridae, B1 | tail long and noncontractile, head isometric |
Siphoviridae, B2 | tail long and noncontractile, head elongated (length/width ratio = 1.2-2) |
Siphoviridae, B3 | tail long and noncontractile, head elongated (length/width ratio = 2.5 or more) |
Tectiviridae | icosahedral capsid with inner lipoprotein vesicle, linear dsDNA, "tail" produced for DNA injection |