Distinguishing features
Members of this genus infect Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus pumilis. The type species is Bacillus virus Agate. The non-redundant part of the genome of the exemplar isolate, Bacillus virus Agate, is approximately 150 kbp, with 210 gene coding sequences as well as 4 encoded tRNAs.
Virion
See discussion under family description.
Genome organisation and replication
See discussion under family description.
Biology
Members of the genus infect Bacillus thuringiensis and B. pumilis.
Derivation of names
Agatevirus: derived from the name of the exemplar isolate, Bacillus phage phiAGATE, of the type species, Bacillus virus Agate.
Species demarcation criteria
Members of the same species are more than 95% identical in genome nucleotide sequence, including the terminal repeat region. Phages with genomes that differ by more than 5% are assigned to different species.