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. 2022 Feb 7;50(1):459–22W. doi: 10.1042/BST20210799

Table 1. Revised taxonomy of tailed phages as established by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) [15].

Phage archetype Family Example phage Accession number
Siphoviridae-like Demerecviridae Escherichia virus T5 AY543070
Drexlerviridae Escherichia virus T1 AY216660
Siphoviridae Escherichia virus λ J02459
Myoviridae-like Ackermannviridae Escherichia virus CBA120 JN593240
Chaseviridae Escherichia virus 4HA13 NC_049466
Herelleviridae Bacillus virus SPO1 NC_011421
Myoviridae Escherichia virus T4 AF158101
Podoviridae-like Autographiviridae Escherichia virus T7 NC_001604
Guelinviridae Clostridium virus CPS2 NC_048707
Podoviridae Salmonella virus P22 KR296686
Rountreeviridae Staphylococcus virus 66 NC_007046
Salasmaviridae Bacillus virus Aurora NC_031121
Schitoviridae Pectobacterium virus CB1 NC_048653
Zobellviridae Citrobacter virus CVT22 NC_027988