Sulfolobus islandicus filamentous virus

Sulfolobus islandicus filamentous virus is a species of Bacteriophage in the order Ligamenvirales. Its only known host is the Archaea Sulfolobus islandicus.[1]

Sulfolobus islandicus filamentous virus
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: incertae sedis
Kingdom: incertae sedis
Phylum: incertae sedis
Class: incertae sedis
Order: Ligamenvirales
Family: Lipothrixviridae
Genus: Betalipothrixvirus
Species: Sulfolobus islandicus filamentous virus

References

  1. Arnold, Hans Peter; Zillig, Wolfram; Ziese, Ulrike; et al. (2000). "A novel lipothrixvirus, SIFV, of the extremely thermophilic crenarchaeon Sulfolobus". Virology. 267 (2): 252–266. doi:10.1006/viro.1999.0105.
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