Microbacterium virus MuffinTheCat | |
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Internal and external diagram of, Bacillus virus Bam35, in the Tectviridae Family | |
Scientific classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Varidnaviria |
Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
Phylum: | Preplasmiviricota |
Class: | Tectiliviricetes |
Order: | Kalamavirales |
Family: | Tectiviridae |
Species: | M. v. MuffinTheCat
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Binomial name | |
Microbacterium virus MuffinTheCat Darcy Reimer - 2019
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Synonyms | |
- Microbacterium virus Jeffery (Former) - Microbacterium phage MuffinTheCat (Synonym) |
Microbacterium virus MuffinTheCat is a species of bacteriophage in the family Tectiviridae. It was collected and identified by Darcy Reimer on 1 October 2019.[1][2] It is part of the Microbacterium testaceum NRRL B-24232 viral strand and the GE viral cluster. Microbacterium of the Microbacterium testaceum species serve as natural hosts. Microbacterium virus MuffinTheCat is morphologically almost indistinguishable from its sibling species in the Tectiviridae family,[2] but it along with its sibling species in the GE cluster are different enough from other Tectiviridae members that the GE cluster may soon be identified as a new genus.[3] Microbacterium virus MuffinTheCat is identified from other GE cluster members by its genome differences.[2][4]