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| Pseudomonas phage phi6 particle, reconstruction, and genome | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
| Phylum: | Duplornaviricota |
| Class: | Vidaverviricetes |
| Order: | Mindivirales |
| Family: | Cystoviridae |
| Genus: | Cystovirus |
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Cystovirus is a genus of double-stranded RNA viruses which infects bacteria. It is the only genus in the family Cystoviridae. The name of the group cysto derives from Greek kystis which means bladder or sack. There are seven species in this genus.[1][2][3]
- ^ "ICTV Report Cystoviridae".
- ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "NCBI Taxonomy Browser: Cystoviridae". NCBI. Retrieved 19 June 2016.