Chimalliviridae is a family of bacteriophages in the class Caudoviricetes.[1][2] It includes the subfamily Gorgonvirinae, 19 genera (including Phikzvirus), and 33 species.[1]
Chimalliviridae | |
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Electron micrograph of a Pseudomonas virus phiKZ virion | |
Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
Phylum: | Uroviricota |
Class: | Caudoviricetes |
Family: | Chimalliviridae |
References
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