Ampullaviridae
Sign in to saveBottigliavirus is the only genus in the family Ampullaviridae and contains 3 species. Ampullaviridae infect archaea of the genus Acidianus. The name of the family and genus is derived from the Latin word for bottle, ampulla, due to the virions having the shape of a bottle. The family was first described during an investigation of the microbial flora of hot springs in Italy.
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Bottigliavirus is the only genus in the family Ampullaviridae and contains 3 species. Ampullaviridae infect archaea of the genus Acidianus. The name of the family and genus is derived from the Latin word for bottle, ampulla, due to the virions having the shape of a bottle. The family was first described during an investigation of the microbial flora of hot springs in Italy.
==Taxonomy== The genus Bottigliavirus contains the following species, listed by scientific name and followed by the exemplar virus of the species: Bottigliavirus krisuvikense, Acidianus bottle-shaped virus 3 (ABV3) Bottigliavirus pozzuoliense, Acidianus bottle-shaped virus (ABV) Bottigliavirus puteoliense, Acidianus bottle-shaped virus 2 (ABV2)
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