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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wphvirus BPS13 | Bacillus phage BPS13 | JN654439 | NC_018857 | Complete genome | |||
| Wphvirus BPS10C | Bacillus phage BPS10C | KC430106 | NC_023501 | Complete genome | |||
| Wphvirus hakuna | Bacillus phage Hakuna | KJ489399 | NC_024213 | Complete genome | |||
| Wphvirus megatron | Bacillus phage Megatron | KJ489401 | NC_024211 | Complete genome | |||
| Wphvirus megatron | Bacillus phage Eyuki | KT207918 | Complete genome | ||||
| Wphvirus WPh | Bacillus phage W.Ph. | HM144387 | NC_016563 | Complete genome |