Bacteriophage MS2 virion and genome with genes mat, cp, lys, and rep
Virus classification
(unranked):
Virus
Realm:
Riboviria
Kingdom:
Orthornavirae
Phylum:
Lenarviricota
Class:
Leviviricetes
Order:
Norzivirales
Family:
Fiersviridae
Genus:
Emesvirus
Emesvirus is a genus of positive-strand RNA viruses, in the family Fiersviridae. Enterobacteria serve as natural hosts. There are three species in this genus.[1][2] In 2020, the genus was renamed from Levivirus to its current name.[3]
^"Levivirus ~ ViralZone page". viralzone.expasy.org. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^"Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^"ICTV Taxonomy history: Emesvirus". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
as the natural host. The genus Emesvirus has the following two species: Emesvirus japonicum Emesvirus piscicola Emesvirus zinderi, commonly called bacteriophage...
Bacteriophage MS2 (Emesvirus zinderi), commonly called MS2, is an icosahedral, positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus that infects the bacterium Escherichia...
natural host. Fiersviridae contains 185 genera. Two notable genera are Emesvirus, which contains bacteriophage MS2, and Qubevirus, which contains bacteriophage...
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