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Bacillus Phages - Viruses whose host is Bacillus. Frequently encountered Bacillus phages include bacteriophage phi 29 and bacteriophage phi 105. |
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Caudovirales - An order comprising three families of tailed bacteriophages: MYOVIRIDAE; PODOVIRIDAE; and SIPHOVIRIDAE. |
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Coliphages - Viruses whose host is Escherichia coli. |
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Corticoviridae - A family of icosahedral, lipid-containing, non-enveloped bacteriophages containing one genus (Corticovirus). |
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Cystoviridae - A family of bacteriophages containing one genus (Cystovirus) with one member (BACTERIOPHAGE PHI 6). |
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Inoviridae - A family of rod-shaped or filamentous bacteriophages consisting of single-stranded DNA. There are two genera: INOVIRUS and PLECTROVIRUS. |
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Microviridae - A large family of lytic bacteriophages infecting enterobacteria, SPIROPLASMA, BDELLOVIBRIO, and CHLAMYDIA. It contains four genera: MICROVIRUS, Spiromicrovirus, Bdellomicrovirus, and Chlamydiamicrovirus. |
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Mycobacteriophages - Viruses whose host is one or more Mycobacterium species. They include both temperate and virulent types. |
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Prophages - Genomes of temperate BACTERIOPHAGES integrated into the DNA of their bacterial host cell. The prophages can be duplicated for many cell generations until some stimulus induces its activation and virulence. |
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Pseudomonas Phages - Viruses whose host is Pseudomonas. A frequently encountered Pseudomonas phage is BACTERIOPHAGE PHI 6. |
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RNA Phages - Bacteriophages whose genetic material is RNA, which is single-stranded in all except the Pseudomonas phage phi 6 (BACTERIOPHAGE PHI 6). All RNA phages infect their host bacteria via the host's surface pili. Some frequently encountered RNA phages are: BF23, F2, R17, fr, PhiCb5, PhiCb12r, PhiCb8r, PhiCb23r, 7s, PP7, Q beta phage, MS2 phage, and BACTERIOPHAGE PHI 6. |
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Salmonella Phages - Viruses whose host is Salmonella. A frequently encountered Salmonella phage is BACTERIOPHAGE P22. |
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Staphylococcus Phages - Viruses whose host is Staphylococcus. |
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Streptococcus Phages - Viruses whose host is Streptococcus. |
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Tectiviridae - A family of lipid-containing bacteriophages with double capsids which infect both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. It has one genus, Tectivirus. |
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