02.066. Siphoviridae - ICTVdB Index of Viruses

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Nature of Genome:
General Host Type:
Morphology:

dsDNA
Bacteria, Archaea
not enveloped, tailed phage

Order Family	02. Caudovirales 02.066. Siphoviridae
	Taxonomic Structure of the Family
	Family 02.066. Siphoviridae Genus 02.066.0.01. "λ-like viruses" Genus 02.066.0.02. "T1-like viruses" Genus 02.066.0.03. "T5-like viruses" Genus 02.066.0.05. "L5-like viruses" Genus 02.066.0.04. "c2-like viruses" Genus 02.066.0.06. "ΨM1-like viruses" Genus 02.066.0.08. "ΦC31-like viruses" Genus 02.066.0.07. "N15-like viruses" Genus 02.066.0.00. unassigned

Genus	02.066.0.01. "λ-like viruses"
Type Species	02.066.0.01.001. Enterobacteria phage λ

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

Species are distinguished by different combinations of alleles of genes encoding head proteins, homologous recombination proteins, and DNA replication proteins, in the context of very similar genome organization.

List of Species in the Genus

The ICTVdB virus code and the viruses. Official virus species names are in italics. Tentative virus species names, alternative names ( ), isolates, strains, serotypes, subspecies, or rejected names are not italicized.

Virus codes, virus names, genome sequence accession numbers [ ] and assigned abbreviations ( ), are:

Species, their serotypes, strains and isolates

02.066.0.01.003.	Enterobacteria phage HK022
02.066.0.01.003.00.001.	Enterobacteria phage HK022	[AF069308]	(HK022)
02.066.0.01.002.	Enterobacteria phage HK97
02.066.0.01.002.00.001.	Enterobacteria phage HK97	[AF069529]	(HK97)
02.066.0.01.001.	Enterobacteria phage λ
02.066.0.01.001.00.001.	Enterobacteria phage λ	[J02459]	(λ)
02.066.0.01.001.	(Enterobacteria phage lambda)	[J02459]	(lambda)

Tentative Species in the Genus

02.066.0.81.004.	Enterobacteria phage PA-2	(PA-2)
02.066.0.81.005.	Enterobacteria phage FD328	(FD328)
02.066.0.81.005.	(Enterobacteria phage ϕD328)	(ϕD328)
02.066.0.81.006.	Enterobacteria phage ϕ80	(ϕ80)
02.066.0.81.006.	(Enterobacteria phage phi80)	(phi80)
02.066.0.81.007.	Rhizobium phage 16-6-2	(16-6-2)

Genus	02.066.0.02. "T1-like viruses"
Type Species	02.066.0.02.001. Enterobacteria phage T1

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

Not applicable.

List of Species in the Genus

Species, their serotypes, strains and isolates

02.066.0.02.001.	Enterobacteria phage T1
02.066.0.02.001.00.001.	Enterobacteria phage T1		(T1)

Tentative Species in the Genus

02.066.0.82.004.	Enterobacteria phage 102	(102)
02.066.0.82.005.	Enterobacteria phage 103	(103)
02.066.0.82.006.	Enterobacteria phage 150	(150)
02.066.0.82.007.	Enterobacteria phage 168	(168)
02.066.0.82.008.	Enterobacteria phage 174	(174)
02.066.0.82.009.	Enterobacteria phage b4	(b4)
02.066.0.82.009.	(Enterobacteria phage β4)	(β4)
02.066.0.82.002.	Enterobacteria phage D20	(D20)
02.066.0.82.010.	Enterobacteria phage fg	(fg)
02.066.0.82.010.	(Enterobacteria phage Φγ)	(Φγ)
02.066.0.82.003.	Enterobacteria phage Hi	(Hi)
02.066.0.82.011.	Enterobacteria phage UC-1	(UC-1)

Genus	02.066.0.03. "T5-like viruses"
Type Species	02.066.0.03.001. Enterobacteria phage T5

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

Species differ by host range.

List of Species in the Genus

Species, their serotypes, strains and isolates

02.066.0.03.001.	Enterobacteria phage T5
02.066.0.03.001.00.001.	Enterobacteria phage T5	(T5)
02.066.0.03.005.	Vibrio phage 149 (type IV)
02.066.0.03.005.00.001.	Vibrio phage 149 (type IV)	(ϕ149)
02.066.0.03.005.	(Vibrio phage ϕ149)	(ϕ149)

Tentative Species in the Genus

02.066.0.83.014.	Enterobacteria phage BF23	(BF23)
02.066.0.83.003.	Enterobacteria phage PB	(PB)
02.066.0.83.004.	Enterobacteria phage San 2	(San2)

Genus	02.066.0.05. "L5-like viruses"
Type Species	02.066.0.05.001. Mycobacterium phage L5

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

Species differ by relative insertions and deletions in the context of otherwise similar sequence and gene organization.

List of Species in the Genus

Species, their serotypes, strains and isolates

02.066.0.05.006.	Mycobacteria phage D29
02.066.0.05.006.00.001.	Mycobacterium phage D29	[NC_001900]	(D29)
02.066.0.05.001.	Mycobacterium phage L5
02.066.0.05.001.00.001.	Mycobacterium phage L5	[Z18946]	(L5)

Tentative Species in the Genus

02.066.0.85.005.	Mycobacterium phage Bxb1	[AF271693]	(Bxb1)
02.066.0.85.002.	Mycobacterium phage Leo		(Leo)
02.066.0.85.003.	Mycobacterium phage minetti		(minetti)
02.066.0.85.004.	Mycobacterium phage phlei		(GS4E)

Genus	02.066.0.04. "c2-like viruses"
Type Species	02.066.0.04.001. Lactococcus phage c2

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

Not applicable.

List of Species in the Genus

Species, their serotypes, strains and isolates

02.066.0.04.007.	Lactococcus phage bIL67
02.066.0.04.007.00.001.	Lactococcus phage bIL67	[L33769]	(bIL67)
02.066.0.04.001.	Lactococcus phage c2
02.066.0.04.001.00.001.	Lactococcus phage c2	[L48605]	(c2)

Tentative Species in the Genus

02.066.0.84.003.	Lactococcus phage c6A	(PBc6A)
02.066.0.84.004.	Lactococcus phage P001	(P001)
02.066.0.84.005.	Lactococcus phage ϕvML3	(ϕvML3)
02.066.0.84.005.00.002.	(Lactococcus phage phivML3)	(phivML3)
02.066.0.84.005.00.002.	(Lactococcus phage ML3)	(Ml3)
02.066.0.84.005.00.002.	(Lactococcus phage ml3)	(ml3)
02.066.0.84.005.00.002.	(Lactococcus phage 3ML)	(3ML)

Genus	02.066.0.06. "ΨM1-like viruses"
Type Species	02.066.0.06.001. Methanobacterium phage ΨM1

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

Not applicable.

List of Species in the Genus

Species, their serotypes, strains and isolates

02.066.0.06.001.	Methanobacterium phage ΨM1
02.066.0.06.001.	Methanobacterium phage ΨM1	[AF065411]	(ΨM1)
02.066.0.06.001.	Methanobacterium phage ΨM1	[AF065412]	(ΨM1)
02.066.0.06.001.	Methanobacterium phage PsiM1		(PsiM1)

Tentative Species in the Genus

02.066.0.86.006.	Methanobacterium phage FF3	(FF3)
02.066.0.86.006.	Methanobacterium phage ϕF3	(ϕF3)
02.066.0.86.006.	Methanobacterium phiF3	(phiF3)
02.066.0.86.007.	Methanobrevibacter phage PG	(PG)

Genus	02.066.0.08. "ΦC31-like viruses"
Type Species	02.066.0.08.001. Streptomyces bacteriophage ϕC31

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

Not applicable.

List of Species in the Genus

Species, their serotypes, strains and isolates

02.066.0.08.001.	Streptomyces phage ϕC31
02.066.0.08.001.00.001.	Streptomyces phage ϕC31	[AJ006589]	(ϕC31)
02.066.0.08.001.	Streptomyces bacteriophage phiC31		(phiC31)

Tentative Species in the Genus

02.066.0.88.002.	Streptomyces phage ϕBT1	[AJ550940]	(ϕBT1)
02.066.0.88.002.	Streptomyces phage phiBT1		(phiBT1)
02.066.0.88.003.	Streptomyces phage TG1		(TG1)
02.066.0.88.004.	Streptomyces phage SEA		(SEA)
02.066.0.88.005.	Streptomyces phage R4		(R4)
02.066.0.88.006.	Streptomyces phage VP5		(VP5)
02.066.0.88.007.	Streptomyces phage RP2		(RP2)
02.066.0.88.008.	Streptomyces phage RP3		(RP3)

Genus	02.066.0.07. "N15-like viruses"
Type Species	02.066.0.07.001. Enterobacteria phage N15

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

Not applicable.

List of Species in the Genus

Species, their serotypes, strains and isolates

02.066.0.07.001.	Enterobacteria phage N15		(N15)
02.066.0.07.001.	Escherischia coli phage N15

Tentative Species in the Genus

02.066.0.87.003.

Yersinia phage PY54

(PY54)

List of Unassigned Viruses in the Family

02.066.0.00.107.	Acinetobacter phage 531		(531)
02.066.0.00.106.	Acinetobacter phage E13		(E13)
02.066.0.00.015.	Actinomycetes phage 119		(119)
02.066.0.00.001.	Actinomycetes phage A1-Dat		(A1-Dat)
02.066.0.00.002.	Actinomycetes phage Bir		(Bir)
02.066.0.00.003.	Actinomycetes phage M1		(M1)
02.066.0.00.004.	Actinomycetes phage MSP8		(MSP8)
02.066.0.00.005.	Actinomycetes phage P-a-1		(P-a-1)
02.066.0.00.006.	Actinomycetes phage R1		(R1)
02.066.0.00.007.	Actinomycetes phage R2		(R2)
02.066.0.00.008.	Actinomycetes phage SV2		(SV2)
02.066.0.00.009.	Actinomycetes phage VP5		(VP5)
02.066.0.00.010.	Actinomycetes phage ΦC		(ΦC)
02.066.0.00.010.	(Actinomycetes phage PhiC)		(PhiC)
02.066.0.00.013.	Actinomycetes phage ϕ115-A		(ϕ115-A)
02.066.0.00.013.	(Actinomycetes phage phi115-A)		(phi115-A)
02.066.0.00.014.	Actinomycetes phage ϕ150A		(ϕ150A)
02.066.0.00.014.	(Actinomycetes phage phi150A		(phi150A)
02.066.0.00.011.	Actinomycetes phage ϕ31C		(ϕ31C)
02.066.0.00.011.	(Actinomycetes phage phi31C)		(phi31C)
02.066.0.00.012.	Actinomycetes phage ϕUW21		(ϕUW21)
02.066.0.00.012.	(Actinomycetes phage phiUW21)		(phiUW21)
02.066.0.00.016.	Agrobacterium phage PS8		(PS8)
02.066.0.00.017.	Agrobacterium phage PT11		(PT11)
02.066.0.00.018.	Agrobacterium phage Ψ		(Ψ)
02.066.0.00.018.	(Agrobacterium phage Psi)		(Psi)
02.066.0.00.020.	Alcaligenes phage 8764		(8764)
02.066.0.00.019.	Alcaligenes phage A5/A6		(A5/A6)
02.066.0.00.031.	Bacillus phage 1A		(1A)
02.066.0.00.108.	Bacillus phage B1715V1		(B1715V1)
02.066.0.00.021.	Bacillus phage BLE		(BLE)
02.066.0.00.032.	Bacillus phage II		(I1)
02.066.0.00.022.	Bacillus phage IPy-1		(IPy-1)
02.066.0.00.024.	Bacillus phage mor1		(morl)
02.066.0.00.023.	Bacillus phage MP15		(MP15)
02.066.0.00.025.	Bacillus phage PBP1		(PBP1)
02.066.0.00.109.	Bacillus phage SN45		(SN45)
02.066.0.00.026.	Bacillus phage SPP1	[X97918]	(SPP1)
02.066.0.00.027.	Bacillus phage SPβ	[AF020713]	(SPβ)
02.066.0.00.027.	(Bacteriophage SPBc2)	[AF020713]	(SPc2)
02.066.0.00.110.	Bacillus phage Tb10		(Tb10)
02.066.0.00.111.	Bacillus phage TP-15		(TP15)
02.066.0.00.028.	Bacillus phage type F		(typeF)
02.066.0.00.029.	Bacillus phage α		(α)
02.066.0.00.029.	(Bacillus phage alpha)		(alpha)
02.066.0.00.030.	Bacillus phage ϕ105	[AB016282]	(ϕ105)
02.066.0.00.030.	(Bacillus phage phi105)	[AB016282]	(phi105)
02.066.0.00.115.	Burkholderia phage ϕE125	[AF447491]	(ϕE125)
02.066.0.00.033.	Clostridium phage F1		(F1)
02.066.0.00.034.	Clostridium phage HM7		(HM7)
02.066.0.00.116.	Clostridium phage ϕ3626	[AY082070]	(ϕ3626)
02.066.0.00.116.	(Clostridium phage phi3626)	[AY082069]	(phi3626)
02.066.0.00.036.	Coryneforms phage Arp		(Arp)
02.066.0.00.037.	Coryneforms phage BL3		(BL3)
02.066.0.00.038.	Coryneforms phage CONX		(CONX)
02.066.0.00.039.	Coryneforms phage MT		(MT)
02.066.0.00.040.	Coryneforms phage β		(ß)
02.066.0.00.040.	(Coryneforms phage beta)		(beta)
02.066.0.00.041.	Coryneforms phage ϕA8010		(ϕA8010)
02.066.0.00.041.	(Coryneforms phage phiA8010)		(phiA8010)
02.066.0.00.035.	Coryneforms phage A		(A)
02.066.0.00.042.	Cyanobacteria phage S-2L		(S-2L)
02.066.0.00.043.	Cyanobacteria phage S-4L		(S-4L)
02.066.0.00.044.	Enterobacteria phage H-19J		(H-19J)
02.066.0.00.045.	Enterobacteria phage Jersey		(Jersey)
02.066.0.00.048.	Enterobacteria phage ViII		(ViII)
02.066.0.00.046.	Enterobacteria phage ZG/3A		(ZG/3A)
02.066.0.00.050.	Enterobacteria phage χ		(χ)
02.066.0.00.050.	Enterobacteria phage χ		(c)
02.066.0.00.050.	(Enterobacteria phage chi)		(xi)
02.066.0.00.055.	Lactobacillus phage 223		(223)
02.066.0.00.051.	Lactobacillus phage lb6		(bl6)
02.066.0.00.117.	Lactobacillus phage PL-1		(PL-1)
02.066.0.00.053.	Lactobacillus phage y5		(y5)
02.066.0.00.054.	Lactobacillus phage ϕFSW		(ϕFSW)
02.066.0.00.054.	Lactobacillus phage ϕFSW		(fFSW)
02.066.0.00.054.	(Lactobacillus phage phiFSW)		(phiFSW)
02.066.0.00.063.	Lactococcus phage 1358		(1358)
02.066.0.00.064.	Lactococcus phage 1483		(1483)
02.066.0.00.061.	Lactococcus phage 936		(936)
02.066.0.00.062.	Lactococcus phage 949		(949)
02.066.0.00.118.	Lactococcus phage A2	[AJ251789]	(A2)
02.066.0.00.119.	Lactococcus phage bIL170	[AF009630]	(bIL170)
02.066.0.00.119.	(Bacteriophage bIL170)		(fFSW)
02.066.0.00.144.	Lactococcus phage bIL67	[L33769]	(bIL167)
02.066.0.00.056.	Lactococcus phage BK5-T	[AF176025]	(BK5-T)
02.066.0.00.059.	Lactococcus phage P107		(P107)
02.066.0.00.060.	Lactococcus phage P335		(P335)
02.066.0.00.058.	Lactococcus phage PO87		(P087)
02.066.0.00.120.	Lactococcus phage r1t	[U38906]	(r1t)
02.066.0.00.121.	Lactococcus phage sk1	[AF011378]	(ski)
02.066.0.00.122.	Lactococcus phage TP901-1	[AF304433]	(TP901-1)
02.066.0.00.123.	Lactococcus phage Tuc2009	[AF109874]	(Tuc2009)
02.066.0.00.124.	Lactococcus phage ul36	[AF349457]	(u136)
02.066.0.00.065.	Leuconostoc phage pro2		(pro2)
02.066.0.00.067.	Listeria phage 2389		(2389)
02.066.0.00.068.	Listeria phage 2671		(2671)
02.066.0.00.125.	Listeria phage 2685		(2685)
02.066.0.00.126.	Listeria phage A118	[AJ242593]	(A118)
02.066.0.00.066.	Listeria phage H387		(H387)
02.066.0.00.070.	Micrococcus phage N1		(N1)
02.066.0.00.071.	Micrococcus phage N5		(N5)
02.066.0.00.127.	Mycobacterium phage Barnyard	[AY129339]	(Barnyard)
02.066.0.00.128.	Mycobacterium phage Bxz2	[AY129332]	(Bxz2)
02.066.0.00.129.	Mycobacterium phage Che8	[AY129330]	(Che8)
02.066.0.00.130.	Mycobacterium phage Che9c	[AY129333]	(Che9c)
02.066.0.00.131.	Mycobacterium phage Che9d	[AY129336]	(Che9d)
02.066.0.00.132.	Mycobacterium phage Cjw1	[AY129331]	(Cjwl)
02.066.0.00.133.	Mycobacterium phage Corndog	[AY129335]	(Corndog)
02.066.0.00.072.	Mycobacterium phage lacticola		(lacticola)
02.066.0.00.134.	Mycobacterium phage Omega	[AY129338]	(Omega)
02.066.0.00.074.	Mycobacterium phage R1-Myb		(R1-Myb)
02.066.0.00.135.	Mycobacterium phage Rosebush	[AY129334]	(Rosebush)
02.066.0.00.136.	Mycobacterium phage TM4	[AF068845]	(TM4)
02.066.0.00.076.	Pasteurella phage 32		(32)
02.066.0.00.075.	Pasteurella phage C-2		(C-2)
02.066.0.00.077.	Pseudomonas phage D3	[AF165214]	(D3)
02.066.0.00.078.	Pseudomonas phage Kf1		(Kf1)
02.066.0.00.079.	Pseudomonas phage M6		(M6)
02.066.0.00.080.	Pseudomonas phage PS4		(PS4)
02.066.0.00.081.	Pseudomonas phage SD1		(SDI)
02.066.0.00.087.	Rhizobium phage 16-2-12		(16-2-12)
02.066.0.00.088.	Rhizobium phage 317		(317)
02.066.0.00.085.	Rhizobium phage 5		(5)
02.066.0.00.086.	Rhizobium phage 7-7-7		(7-7-7)
02.066.0.00.082.	Rhizobium phage NM1		(NM1)
02.066.0.00.083.	Rhizobium phage NT2		(NT2)
02.066.0.00.084.	Rhizobium phage ϕ2037/1		(ϕ2037/1)
02.066.0.00.084.	Rhizobium phage ϕ2037/1		(f2037/1)
02.066.0.00.084.	(Rhizobium phage phi2037/1)		(phi2037/1)
02.066.0.00.092.	Staphylococcus phage 107		(107)
02.066.0.00.090.	Staphylococcus phage 11	[AF424781]	(11)
02.066.0.00.090.	(Staphylococcus phage P11)		(P11)
02.066.0.00.090.	(Staphylococcus phage ϕ11)		(ϕ11)
02.066.0.00.090.	(Staphylococcus phage B11-M15)		(Bll-M15)
02.066.0.00.113.	Staphylococcus phage 1139		(1139)
02.066.0.00.114.	Staphylococcus phage 1154A		(1154A)
02.066.0.00.093.	Staphylococcus phage 187		(187)
02.066.0.00.094.	Staphylococcus phage 2848A		(2848A)
02.066.0.00.112.	Staphylococcus phage 392		(392)
02.066.0.00.089.	Staphylococcus phage 3A		(3A)
02.066.0.00.091.	Staphylococcus phage 77		(77)
02.066.0.00.137.	Staphylococcus phage ϕETA	[AP001553]	(ϕETA)
02.066.0.00.137.	(Staphylococcus phage phiETA)	[AP001553]	(phiETA)
02.066.0.00.138.	Staphylococcus phage ϕSLT	[AB045978]	(ϕSLT)
02.066.0.00.138.	(Staphylococcus phage phiSLT)	[AB045978]	(phiSLT)
02.066.0.00.099.	Streptococcus phage 24		(24)
02.066.0.00.095.	Streptococcus phage A25		(A25)
02.066.0.00.139.	Streptococcus phage DT1	[AF085222]	(DTI)
02.066.0.00.096.	Streptococcus phage PE1		(PEI)
02.066.0.00.141.	Streptococcus phage Sfi11	[AF158600]	(Sfill)
02.066.0.00.142.	Streptococcus phage Sfi19	[AF115102]	(Sfil9)
02.066.0.00.143.	Streptococcus phage Sfi21	[AF115103]	(Sfi21)
02.066.0.00.097.	Streptococcus phage VD13		(VD13)
02.066.0.00.140.	Streptococcus phage ϕO1205	[U88974]	( ϕO01205)
02.066.0.00.140.	(Streptococcus phage phiO1205)	[U88974]	(phiO01205)
02.066.0.00.098.	Streptococcus phage ω8		(ω8)
02.066.0.00.098.	(Streptococcus phage omega8)		(omega8)
02.066.0.00.105.	Vibrio phage IV		(IV)
02.066.0.00.100.	Vibrio phage OXN-52P		(OXN-52P)
02.066.0.00.103.	Vibrio phage VP11		(VP11)
02.066.0.00.101.	Vibrio phage VP3		(VP3)
02.066.0.00.102.	Vibrio phage VP5		(VP5)
02.066.0.00.104.	Vibrio phage α3α		(α3α)
02.066.0.00.104.	(Vibrio phage alpha3alpha)		(alpha3alpha)

Similarity with other Taxa

Tailed bacterial viruses resemble Tectiviridae by the presence of a tail-type of structure for DNA injection, but differ from them by the permanent nature of their tails. Tailed viruses resemble Herpesviridae in morphogenesis (use of scaffolding proteins, packaging of DNA into preformed shells, maturation of procapsids by proteolytic cleavage and capsid expansion) and flow of replication. In addition, temperate tailed phages and Herpesviridae are able to establish latent infections.

Derivation of Names

Sipho: from Greek siphon, "tube", referring to the long tail.

References

Collated from VIIIth ICTV Report

Contributed by

Hendrix, R. W. and Casjens, S. R.

Cite this publication as: Index of Viruses - Siphoviridae (2006). In: ICTVdB - The Universal Virus Database, version 4. Büchen-Osmond, C (Ed), Columbia University, New York, USA. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTVdb/Ictv/fs_index.htm

Version 4 is based on Virus Taxonomy, Classification and Nomenclature of Viruses, 8th ICTV Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Fauquet, CM, Mayo, MA, Maniloff, J, Desselberger, U, and Ball, LA (EDS) (2005) Elsevier/Academic Press, pp. 1259.

Additional References

Reference List from the 8th ICTV Report
ICTVdB taxon description
ICTVdB Picture Gallery

Phagothek, electron micrographes of phages.
Images kindly provided by Dr. Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.

References to sequence databases at GenBank and PubMed Central:
PubMed Central References; nucleotide sequences; complete genomes

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