Distinguishing features
Members of this genus infect Bacillus cereus. The type species is Bacillus virus WPh. The genome of the exemplar isolate of the type species is 157 kbp, with 274 gene coding sequences and no 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.
Derivation of names
Wphvirus: derived from the name of the exemplar isolate Bacillus phage W.Ph., of the type species.
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
Exemplar isolate of the species
| Species | Virus name | Isolate | Accession number | RefSeq number | Available sequence | Virus Abbrev. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacillus virus BPS13 | Bacillus phage BPS13 | JN654439 | NC_018857 | Complete genome | |||
| Bacillus virus BPS10C | Bacillus phage BPS10C | KC430106 | NC_023501 | Complete genome | |||
| Bacillus virus Hakuna | Bacillus phage Hakuna | KJ489399 | NC_024213 | Complete genome | |||
| Bacillus virus Megatron | Bacillus phage Megatron | KJ489401 | NC_024211 | Complete genome | |||
| Bacillus virus Megatron | Bacillus phage Eyuki | KT207918 | Complete genome | ||||
| Bacillus virus WPh | Bacillus phage W.Ph. | HM144387 | NC_016563 | Complete genome |