''Mycobacterium virus L5'' is a

bacteriophage A bacteriophage (), also known informally as a phage (), is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. The term is derived . Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that Capsid, encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have structu ...

known to infect bacterial species of the genus ''

Mycobacterium ''Mycobacterium'' is a genus of over 190 species in the phylum Actinomycetota, assigned its own family, Mycobacteriaceae. This genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis (''Mycobacterium tuberculo ...

'', including ''Mycobacterium smegmatis'' and ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis''. The viral effect on these species plays an important role in vaccine development and research on Mycobacteria pathogenic properties.

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Siphoviridae Mycobacteriophages {{virus-stub