Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 1

Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 1 (SIRV1) is a Bacteriophage in the order Ligamenvirales. Its only known host is the Archaean Sulfolobus islandicus.[2] The species was first documented from a hot spring sample in Yellowstone National Park.[3]

Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 1
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: incertae sedis
Kingdom: incertae sedis
Phylum: incertae sedis
Class: incertae sedis
Order: Ligamenvirales
Family: Rudiviridae
Genus: Rudivirus
Species: Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 1
Synonyms[1]
  • Sulfolobus virus SIRV-1
  • Sulfolobus virus SIRV1

References

  1. "ICTV Taxonomy history: Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 1" (html). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. "Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 1". GenomeNet. GenomeNet. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  3. Bautista, Maria A.; Black, Jesse A.; Youngblut, Nicholas D.; Whitaker, Rachel J. (2017). "Differentiation and Structure in Sulfolobus islandicus Rod-Shaped Virus Populations". Viruses. 9 (5): 120. doi:10.3390/v9050120. PMC 5454432. PMID 28534836.
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