Chimalliviridae Explained

Chimalliviridae is a family of bacteriophages in the class Caudoviricetes.^{[1] [2]} It includes the subfamily Gorgonvirinae, 19 genera (including Phikzvirus), and 33 species.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chimalliviridae Taxon Details . ICTV . 3 June 2024.
2. Prichard A, Lee J, Laughlin TG, Lee A, Thomas KP, Sy AE, Spencer T, Asavavimol A, Cafferata A, Cameron M, Chiu N, Davydov D, Desai I, Diaz G, Guereca M, Hearst K, Huang L, Jacobs E, Johnson A, Kahn S, Koch R, Martinez A, Norquist M, Pau T, Prasad G, Saam K, Sandhu M, Sarabia AJ, Schumaker S, Sonin A, Uyeno A, Zhao A, Corbett KD, Pogliano K, Meyer J, Grose JH, Villa E, Dutton R, Pogliano J . Identifying the core genome of the nucleus-forming bacteriophage family and characterization of Erwinia phage RAY . Cell Reports . 42 . 5 . 112432 . May 2023 . 37120812 . 10299810 . 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112432.