Escherichia virus T5

Escherichia virus T5
Bacteriophage T5 Structural Model at Atomic Resolution[1]
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Order: Caudovirales
Family: Demerecviridae
Genus: Tequintavirus
Species:
Escherichia virus T5
Synonyms[2]
  • Enterobacteria phage T5
  • Escherichia phage T5

Escherichia virus T5, sometimes called Bacteriophage T5 is a caudal virus within the family Demerecviridae. This bacteriophage specifically infects E. coli bacterial cells and follows a lytic life cycle.

  1. ^ Padilla-Sanchez, Victor (2024-01-06), Bacteriophage T5 Structural Model at Atomic Resolution, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5090191, retrieved 2024-01-06
  2. ^ Krupovic, Mart; et al. (May 2015). "To rename all (522) existing bacterial virus and 2 archaeal virus species" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). Retrieved 27 February 2020.