Table 1.

Bacteriophage classifications.

Morphology	Genomic Properties	Life Cycle
Caudovirales ∘Myoviridae ∘Siphoviridae	DNA Phages ∘Double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) Phages ∘Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) Phages	Temperate
Filamentous	RNA Phages ∘Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) Phages ∘Single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) Phages	Lytic
Tectiviridae	Retroviruses	Lysogenic
Inoviridae	Circular Replicating Phages
Leviviridae	Temperate Phages
Microviridae	Virulent Phages
Pleolipoviridae