Ackermannviridae

Ackermannviridae
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Order: Pantevenvirales
Family: Ackermannviridae

Ackermannviridae is a family of viruses in the order Pantevenvirales, class Caudoviricetes. Gammaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota serve as natural hosts. The family has two subfamilies and ten genera.[1]

Etymology

The family's name, Ackermann is in honor of Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann (1936–2017), a German microbiologist, the suffix -viridae is the standard suffix for virus families.[2][3]

Taxonomy

The following taxa are recognized (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus):[1]

  • Aglimvirinae
    • Agtrevirus
    • Limestonevirus
  • Cvivirinae

incertae sedis genera (not assigned to a subfamily):[1]

  • Campanilevirus
  • Kujavirus
  • Miltonvirus
  • Nezavisimistyvirus
  • Taipeivirus
  • Tedavirus
  • Vapseptimavirus

References

  1. ^ a b c "Virus Taxonomy: 2024 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. ^ Barylski, Jakub; et al. (1 January 2020). "Analysis of Spounaviruses as a Case Study for the Overdue Reclassification of Tailed Phages" (PDF). Systematic Biology. 69 (1): 110–123. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syz036. ISSN 1063-5157. PMC 7409376. PMID 31127947.
  3. ^ Ackermann, Hans-W. (1 October 2012). "Life in science: Hans-W. Ackermann". Bacteriophage. 2 (4): 207. doi:10.4161/bact.23159. ISSN 2159-7073. PMC 3594207. PMID 23533969. A curriculum vitae.


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