Distinguishing features
Members of this genus infect Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis. The type species is Bacillus virus Bastille. No terminal repeats have been reported for these genomes. The genome of the exemplar isolate is 154 kbp, with 273 gene coding sequences as well as 7 encoded tRNAs.
Virion
See discussion under family description.
Genome organisation and replication
See discussion under family description.
Biology
Members of the genus infect Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis.
Derivation of names
Bastillevirus: derived from the name of the exemplar isolate, Bacillus phage Bastille, of the type species, Bacillus virus Bastille.
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.
Member species
| Species | Virus name | Isolate | Accession number | RefSeq number | Available sequence | Virus Abbrev. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacillus virus Bastille | Bacillus phage Bastille | JF966203 | NC_018856 | Complete genome | |||
| Bacillus virus CAM003 | Bacillus phage CAM003 | KJ489397 | NC_024216 | Complete genome | |||
| Bacillus virus Evoli | Bacillus phage Evoli | KJ489398 | NC_024207 | Complete genome | |||
| Bacillus virus HoodyT | Bacillus phage Hoody T | KJ489400 | NC_024205 | Complete genome |