Unicornvirus

Unicornvirus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Subfamily: Weiservirinae
Genus: Unicornvirus
Species

Unicornvirus is a genus of bacteriophage viruses in the class Caudoviricetes. The genus was named for the first virus of this type, Unicornvirus unicorn, which was originally called "Mycobacterium phage Unicorn".

Species in this genus were isolated from the host Mycobacterium smegmatis. The genomes range from 56=61 kb with ~66% GC-content.

Most were originally isolated from soil samples obtained in the United States. U. unicorn was originally sampled in the Great Dismal Swamp. U. kreuger was originally found in soil at Hope College and named after an educator. U. bryler was originally found in Spokane, Washington and named as a blend word of the discoverers given names, Brian and Tyler. U. ximenita was originally found in soil in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Taxonomy

The genus has the following phylogenetic tree:

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Dann; Moraru, Cristina; Tolstoy, I; Adriaenssens, Evelein M; Kropinski, AM (October 2020). "Create one new subfamily (Weiservirinae) including eight genera (Caudoviricetes)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Anders, Kirk R. (December 2017). "Genome Sequences of Mycobacteriophages Amgine, Amohnition, Bella96, Cain, DarthP, Hammy, Krueger, LastHope, Peanam, PhelpsODU, Phrank, SirPhilip, Slimphazie, and Unicorn". Genome Announcements. 5 (49): e01202-17. doi:10.1128/genomeA.01202-17. OCLC 9173584736. PMC 5721135. PMID 29217790.
  3. ↑ "Mycobacterium phage Unicorn". Actinobacteriophage Database at PhagesDB.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Mycobacterium phage Kreuger". Actinobacteriophage Database at PhagesDB.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Mycobacterium phage Bryler". Actinobacteriophage Database at PhagesDB.org. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mycobacterium phage Ximenita". Actinobacteriophage Database at PhagesDB.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  7. ↑ O’Connell, Laura M.; Buttimer, Colin; Bottacini, Francesca; Coffey, Aidan; O’Mahony, Jim M. (2023). "Identification of novel genera and subcluster classifications for mycobacteriophages". Microbiome Research Reports. 2 (3): 21. doi:10.20517/mrr.2023.17. ISSN 2771-5965. OCLC 10085452715. PMC 10688833. PMID 38046825.