Muvirus

Muvirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Genus: Muvirus

Muvirus (synonyms: Mu-like phages, Mu-like viruses, Mulikevirus) is a genus of viruses in the order Caudovirales, in the family Myoviridae. Bacteria serve as natural hosts, with transmission achieved through passive diffusion. There are two species in this genus.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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