Ackermannviridae

Family of viruses

Ackermannviridae
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Duplodnaviria
Kingdom:	Heunggongvirae
Phylum:	Uroviricota
Class:	Caudoviricetes
Family:	*Ackermannviridae*

Ackermannviridae is a family of viruses in the order Caudovirales. Gammaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota serve as natural hosts. There are 2 subfamilies, 10 genera, and 63 species in the family.^[1]

Etymology

The family's name, Ackermann is in honor of Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann (1936-2017), a German microbiologist, the suffix -viridae is the standard suffix for virus families.^[2]^[3]

Taxonomy

The following taxa are recognized (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus):^[1]

Aglimvirinae
- Agtrevirus
- Limestonevirus
Cvivirinae
- Kuttervirus

incertae sedis genera:^[1]

Campanilevirus
Kujavirus
Miltonvirus
Nezavisimistyvirus
Taipeivirus
Tedavirus
Vapseptimavirus

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Virus Taxonomy: 2020 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
^ Jakub Barylski et al.: Analysis of Spounaviruses as a Case Study for the Overdue Reclassification of Tailed Phages. Systematic Biology, Volume 69, Issue 1, January 2020, Pages 110–123, doi:10.1093/sysbio/syz036. epub 25 May 2019
^ Hans-W. Ackermann: Life in science. Bacteriophage. 2012 Oct 1; 2(4): 207. doi: 10.4161/bact.23159 PMC 3594207. PMID 23533969. A curriculum vitae.