Corticovirus
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Merivirus is a genus of viruses that is the sole genus in the family Corticoviridae. Meriviruses are bacteriophages; that is, their natural hosts are bacteria. The genus contains two species. From 1981 to 2024, the genus was named Corticovirus, sharing a name with its family. Prophages closely related to bacteriophage PM2 are abundant in the genomes of aquatic bacteria, suggesting that the ecological importance of meriviruses might be underestimated. Bacteriophage PM2 was first described in 1968 after isolation from seawater sampled from the coast of Chile.
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- KingdomViruses
- PhylumPreplasmiviricota
- ClassTectiliviricetes
- OrderVinavirales
- FamilyCorticoviridae
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Research
44 papers- Summary of taxonomy changes ratified by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) from the Bacterial Viruses Subcommittee, 2025.The Journal of general virology · 2025
- ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Corticoviridae.The Journal of general virology · 2017
- Bacteriophages of Thermophilic 'Bacillus Group' Bacteria-A Review.Microorganisms · 2021
- ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Finnlakeviridae.The Journal of general virology · 2020
- Transcription of bacteriophage PM2.The Journal of general virology · 1983
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- Pseudoalteromonas bacteriophage PM2
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- double-stranded DNA virus
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Merivirus is a genus of viruses that is the sole genus in the family Corticoviridae. Meriviruses are bacteriophages; that is, their natural hosts are bacteria. The genus contains two species. From 1981 to 2024, the genus was named Corticovirus, sharing a name with its family. Prophages closely related to bacteriophage PM2 are abundant in the genomes of aquatic bacteria, suggesting that the ecological importance of meriviruses might be underestimated. Bacteriophage PM2 was first described in 1968 after isolation from seawater sampled from the coast of Chile.
==Taxonomy== The genus contains the following species: Merivirus Cr39582 Merivirus PM2
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