Twortvirus

Twortvirus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Order: Caudovirales
Family: Herelleviridae
Subfamily: Twortvirinae
Genus: Twortvirus

Twortvirus is a genus of viruses in the order Caudovirales, in the family Herelleviridae, in the subfamily Twortvirinae.[1] Bacteria serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: Staphylococcus virus Twort.[1][2][3]

Twortvirus is named as after the British bacteriological Frederick Twort.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "ICTV Report Herelleviridae".
  2. ^ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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