Distinguishing features
Members of this genus infect Enterococcus faecalis. The type species is Enterococcus virus EFDG1. The genome of the exemplar isolate of the type species is 148 kbp, with 216 gene coding sequences as well as 24 encoded tRNAs.
Virion
See discussion under family description.
Genome organisation and replication
See discussion under family description.
Biology
Members of the genus infect Enterococcus faecalis.
Derivation of names
Schiekvirus: named after the German virologist Wolfgang Schiek (Hygiene-Institut, University of Göttingen) who was one of the first scientists to work on Enterococcus phages.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schiekvirus EFDG1 | Enterococcus phage EFDG1 | KP339049 | NC_029009 | Complete genome | |||
| Schiekvirus EFP01 | Enterococcus phage EFP01 | KY549443 | NC_047796 | Complete genome | |||
| Schiekvirus EfV12 | Enterococcus phage EfV12-phi1 | MH880817 | NC_048087 | Complete genome |