Xooduovirus is a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses in the family Mesyanzhinovviridae.[2] It was named for the type species Xanthomonas phage Xoo-sp2,[3] which is now called Xooduovirus Xoosp2. That species is a lytic bacteriophage that affects Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae.[3]

Xooduovirus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Family: Mesyanzhinovviridae
Subfamily: Bradleyvirinae
Genus: Xooduovirus
Species[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2023 Release" (html). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). August 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ^ "History of the taxon: genus : Xooduovirus". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Adriaenssens, EM; Tolstoy, I; Moraru, C; Kropinski, Andrew M. (October 2020). "Create one new family (Mesyanzhinovviridae) including seven genera (Caudoviricetes)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 19 July 2024.

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