Global InformationPseudomonas virus phi6 information
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| Pseudomonas virus phi6 | |
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| The RNA-packaged procapsid (protein shell) of Pseudomonas virus phi6 | |
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| Genome of pseudomonas virus phi6 | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Duplornaviricota |
| Class: | Vidaverviricetes |
| Order: | Mindivirales |
| Family: | Cystoviridae |
| Genus: | Cystovirus |
| Species: | Pseudomonas virus phi6
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Φ6 (Phi 6) is the best-studied bacteriophage of the virus family Cystoviridae. It infects Pseudomonas bacteria (typically plant-pathogenic P. syringae). It has a three-part, segmented, double-stranded RNA genome, totalling ~13.5 kb in length. Φ6 and its relatives have a lipid membrane around their nucleocapsid, a rare trait among bacteriophages. It is a lytic phage, though under certain circumstances has been observed to display a delay in lysis which may be described as a "carrier state".
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