Peduovirus P2 | |
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Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
Phylum: | Uroviricota |
Class: | Caudoviricetes |
Family: | Peduoviridae |
Genus: | Peduovirus |
Species: | Peduovirus P2
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Synonyms[1] | |
Escherichia virus P2 |
Bacteriophage P2, scientific name Peduovirus P2 (formerly Escherichia virus P2),[1] is a temperate phage that infects E. coli. It is a tailed virus with a contractile sheath and is thus classified in the genus Peduovirus (formerly P2likevirus), family Peduoviridae within class Caudoviricetes. This genus of viruses includes many P2-like phages as well as the satellite phage P4.[2]