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Ackermannviridae
''Ackermannviridae'' is a family of viruses in the order '' Pantevenvirales'', class ''Caudoviricetes''. Gammaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota serve as natural hosts. The family has two subfamilies and ten genera. Etymology The family's name, ''Ackermann'' is in honor of Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann (1936–2017), a German microbiologist, the suffix ''-viridae'' is the standard suffix for virus families.Hans-W. AckermannLife in science Bacteriophage. 2012 Oct 1; 2(4): 207. doi: 10.4161/bact.23159 . . A curriculum vitae. Taxonomy The following taxa are recognized (-''virinae'' denotes subfamily and -''virus'' denotes genus): * '' Aglimvirinae'' ** '' Agtrevirus'' ** '' Limestonevirus'' * '' Cvivirinae'' ** '' Kuttervirus'' ''incertae sedis or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuttervirus
''Kuttervirus'' is a genus of bacteriophages in the family ''Ackermannviridae''. The genus contains 40 species. Characterization The heads of these phages are icosahedral in nature. Their tails are composed of a collared neck (similar in structure to that of a T4 phage), “a sheath surrounding a tail tube or core, a thin base plate, and an adsorption structure” Notably, a series of unique protrusions can be found stemming from the base plate of these organisms. 3 to 4 thick, rounded prongs (located at the bottom of the base plate) and an equal number of thinner, star-like protrusions (attached to the sides of the baseplate via a stalk) have been observed in members of the genus. Members of the genus are similar in terms of genomics. All species in the genus showed above a 75% commonality in protein composition. While “the gene order is strongly conserved in all seven phages…various functional regions are randomly distributed throughout the genome…”. Functional clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
