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. 2021 Jul 16;9(7):1522. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9071522

Table 2.

Classification and major data describing ‘Bacillus group’ thermophilic bacteriophages (chronologically as discovered).

N° Bacteriophage Species Virus Family, Genus GenBank Accession Number Host (Used for Propagation) Genome Original Discovery Reference Isolate Location Life Cycle Growth Temperature (°C, Optimal/Range) and pH (Optimal/Range)
Type and Size [bp] ORFs G+C [%]
1 ‘thermophilic lytic principle’ ND ND B. stearothermophilus T60 ND ND ND Koser, 1926 sewage polluted river water (USA) lytic 52–60,
app. 7
2 ‘thermophilic bacteriophage’ ND ND ND ND ND ND Adant, 1928 ND lytic 52–55
3 ‘thermophilic bacteriophage’ ND ND thermophilic bacterium no. 10 ND ND ND White et al., 1954, 1955 greenhouse soil (USA) lytic 65 (50–70),
7
4 ‘thermophilic bacteriophage’ ND ND Bacillus sp. DNA, RNA(?) ND ND Onodera; 1959; Onodera 1961 compost (Japan) lytic 65 (55–70),
7.2
5 TP-84 Siphoviridae,
Tp84virus 		KY565347.1 B. stearothermophilus strain 10 circular, dsDNA, 47,718 81 54.5 Saunders & Campbell, 1964 greenhouse soil (USA) lytic 58 (43–76),
7.2
6 φμ-4 ND ND B. stearothermophilus ND ND ND Shafia & Thompson, 1964 ND lytic/lysogenic 50–65,
7
7 TP-1 Siphoviridae
(putative)		 ND B. stearothermophilus dsDNA, app. 18,516 bp, (MW 12.1 Mda) ND 42 Welker and Campbell, 1965 ND lysogenic/lytic 55 (50–65),
7
8 ST1 Siphoviridae
Myoviridae
(putative)		 ND B. stearothermophilus strain S13 dsDNA ND 43 Carnevali & Donelli, 1968 ND lytic 60,
app. 7
9 Tφ3 Siphoviridae ND B. stearothermophilus ATCC 8005 SR ds DNA, app. 35,700
(MW app. 23.2 MDa)		 ND 40.2 Egbert&Mitchel, 1967;
Egbert, 1969		 soil (USA) lytic 60,
7.3
10 GH5 ND ND B. stearothermophilus NCA1518 ND ND ND Humbert & Fields, 1972 greenhouse soil (USA) lytic 42.5–67,
app. 7
11 GH8 Siphoviridae ND B.stearothermophilus NCA1518 ND ND ND Humbert & Fields, 1972 greenhouse soli (USA) lytic 42.5–67,
app. 7
12 PhB1 Siphoviridae ND Bacillus sp. strain B ND ND ND Junger & Edebo, 1972 farm soil (Sweden) lytic 55,
7.3
13 D5 ND ND B. stearothermophilus NRS T91, ATCC7953 ND ND ND Reanney & Marsch, 1973 ND lytic 45 (30–55),
app. 7
14 D6 ND ND B. stearothermophilus NRS T91, ATCC7953 ND ND ND Reanney & Marsch, 1973 ND lytic 45 (30–55),
app. 7
15 D7 ND ND B. stearothermophilus NRS T91, ATCC7953 ND ND ND Reanney & Marsch, 1973 ND lytic 45 (30–55),
app. 7
16 D8 ND ND B. stearothermophilus NRS T91, ATCC7953 ND ND ND Reanney & Marsch, 1973 ND lytic 45 (30–55),
app. 7
17 φNS11 Sphaerolipoviridae,
(putative)		 ND B.acidocaldarius TA6 dsDNA ND ND Sakaki & Oshima, 1976 hot spring (Beppu, Japan) lytic 60,
3.5 (2–5)
18 JS001 ND ND B. caldotenax dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 ND lytic/lysogenic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
19 JS004 ND ND Bacillus thermophile RS 239 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 silage lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
20 JS005 ND ND B. thermophile RS 239 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 rotting straw lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
21 JS006 ND ND Bacillus thermophile RS 239 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 compost lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
22 JS007 ND ND Bacillus thermophile RS 240 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 silage lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
23 JS008 ND ND Bacillus thermophile RS 241 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 rotting straw lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
24 JS009 ND ND Bacillus thermophile RS 242 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 stable manure lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
25 JS010 ND ND Bacillus thermophile RS 242 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 compost lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
26 JS011 unclassified family ND Bacillus thermophile RS 239 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 silage lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
27 JS012 ND ND Bacillus thermophile RS 239 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 compost lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
28 JS013 ND ND B.stearothermophilus NCA 1503 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 soil lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
29 JS014 ND ND B.stearothermophilus NCA 1503 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 rotting straw lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
30 JS015 ND ND B.stearothermophilus NCA 1503 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 compost lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
31 JS017 ND ND B. caldotenax dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 compost lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
32 JS018 ND ND B. caldotenax dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 rotting vegetation lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
33 JS019 ND ND B. caldotenax dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 rotting vegetation lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
34 JS020 ND ND B.s caldotenax dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 rotting vegetation lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
35 JS021 ND ND B. caldotenax dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 rotting vegetation lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
36 JS022 ND ND B. caldotenax dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 compost lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
37 JS023 ND ND B. caldotenax dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 compost lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
38 JS024 ND ND B. caldotenax dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 compost lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
39 JS025 ND ND B. caldotenax dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 compost lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
40 JS026 ND ND B. caldotenax dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 compost lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
41 JS027 ND ND Bacillus thermophile RS 241 dsDNA ND ND Sharp et al., 1986 compost lytic 55 (50–70),
7.3 ± 0.2
42 BVW1 (W1) Siphoviridae ND Bacillus sp. w13 dsDNA, app. 18 kb ND ND Liu et al., 2006 deep-sea hydrothermal fields (West Pacific) lytic 60,
7.0
43 GVE1 (E1) Siphoviridae ND Geobacillus sp. E 26323 dsDNA, app. 41 kb ND ND Liu et al., 2006 deep-sea hydrothermal fields (East Pacific) lytic 60,
7.0
44 GVE2 (E2) Siphoviridae, unclassified Siphoviridae NC_009552
DQ453159 		Geobacillus sp. E 263 linear, dsDNA, 40,863 62 44.8 Liu & Zhang, 2008a,b deep sea (China) lysogenic 65,
7.0
45 GBSV1 Myoviridae,
Svunavirus 		Geobacillus sp. 6k512 linear, dsDNA, 34,683 54 44.4 Liu et al., 2009, 2010 off shore hot spring, (Xiamen, China) lytic 65,
7.2
46 BV1 Myoviridae
,Svunavirus 		NC_009737.2,
DQ840344 		Geobacillus sp. 6k512 linear, dsDNA, 35,055 54 44.4 Liu et al., 2009, 2010 off shore hot spring, (Xiamen, China) lytic 65,
7.2
47 D6E Myoviridae NC_019544 Geobacillus sp. E 26323 circular, dsDNA, 49,335 49 46 Wang & Zhang, 2010 deep-sea hydrothermal fields (East Pacific) lytic 65,
7.0
48 ϕOH2 (phiOH2) Siphoviridae AB823818,
NC_021784 		G. kaustophilus GBlys,
G. kaustophilus NBRC 102445(T),
lysogenic G. kaustophilus GBlys)		 dsDNA, 38,099 60 45 Doi et al., 2013 hot spring sediment (Japan) lytic/lysogenic 55
49 GBK2 Siphoviridae KJ159566 G. kaustophilus Circularly permuted, dsDNA, 39,078 62 43 Marks & Hamilton, 2014 compost (Cary, NC, USA) lytic 55,
7.3
50 GVE3 (E3) Siphoviridae NC_029073,
KP144388 		G. thermoglucosidasius dsDNA
141,298 		202 29.6 Van Zyl et al., 2015 ND lytic/lysogenic 60,
7.3
51 AP45 Siphoviridae KX965989 Aeribacillus sp. CEMTC656 dsDNA
51,606 		71 38.3 Morozowa et al., 2019 soil (Valley of Geysers, Kamchatka, Russia) lytic/lysogenic 55,
7.5
52 vB_Bps-36 ND MH884513 B. pseudalcaliphilus dsDNA
50,485		 68 41.1 Akhwale et al., 2019 Lake Elmenteita, (Kenya) lytic/? 30–40<
9<
53 vB_BpsM-61 ND MH884514 B. pseudofirmus dsDNA
48,160		 75 43.5 Akhwale et al., 2019 Lake Elmenteita, (Kenya) lytic/? 30–40<
9<
54 vB_BboS-125 ND MH884509 B. bogoriensis dsDNA
58,528		 81 48.6 Akhwale et al., 2019 Lake Elmenteita, (Kenya) lytic/? 30–40<
9<
55 vB_BcoS-136 ND MH884508 B. cohnii dsDNA
160,590		 240 32.2 Akhwale et al., 2019 Lake Elmenteita, (Kenya) lytic/? 30–40<
9<
56 vB_BpsS-140 ND MH884512 B. pseudalcaliphilus dsDNA
55,091		 68 39.8 Akhwale et al., 2019 Lake Elmenteita, (Kenya) lytic/? 30–40<
9<