| Corticovirus | |
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| The assembled capsid made of P2 and P3 proteins.[1] | |
Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Preplasmiviricota |
| Class: | Tectiliviricetes |
| Order: | Vinavirales |
| Family: | Corticoviridae |
| Genus: | Corticovirus |
Corticovirus is a genus of viruses in the family Corticoviridae.[2] Corticoviruses are bacteriophages; that is, their natural hosts are bacteria. The genus contains two species.[2][3] The name is derived from Latin cortex, corticis (meaning 'crust' or 'bark'). However, prophages closely related to PM2 are abundant in the genomes of aquatic bacteria, suggesting that the ecological importance of corticoviruses might be underestimated.[4] Bacteriophage PM2 was first described in 1968 after isolation from seawater sampled from the coast of Chile.[5]
- ^ Abrescia, Nicola G.A.; Grimes, Jonathan M.; Kivelä, Hanna M.; Assenberg, Rene; Sutton, Geoff C.; Butcher, Sarah J.; Bamford, Jaana K.H.; Bamford, Dennis H.; Stuart, David I. (September 2008). "Insights into Virus Evolution and Membrane Biogenesis from the Structure of the Marine Lipid-Containing Bacteriophage PM2". Molecular Cell. 31 (5): 749–761. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2008.06.026. PMID 18775333.
- ^ a b "Corticoviridae". ICTV Online (10th) Report.
- ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Krupovic M, Bamford DH (2007). "Putative prophages related to lytic tailless marine dsDNA phage PM2 are widespread in the genomes of aquatic bacteria". BMC Genomics. 8: 236. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-8-236. PMC 1950889. PMID 17634101.
- ^ Espejo, Romilio T.; Canelo, Eliana S. (April 1968). "Properties of bacteriophage PM2: A lipid-containing bacterial virus". Virology. 34 (4): 738–747. doi:10.1016/0042-6822(68)90094-9. PMID 5655723.