Bacteriophage Names 2000

Phage families in alphabetical order

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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