Ackermannviridae is a family of viruses in the order Pantevenvirales, class Caudoviricetes. Gammaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota serve as natural hosts. The family has two subfamilies and ten genera.
Etymology The family's name, Ackermann is in honor of (1936–2017), a German microbiologist, the suffix -viridae is the standard suffix for virus families. A curriculum vitae.
Taxonomy The following taxa are recognized (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus): Aglimvirinae Agtrevirus Limestonevirus Cvivirinae Kuttervirus
incertae sedis genera (not assigned to a subfamily): Campanilevirus Kujavirus Miltonvirus Nezavisimistyvirus Taipeivirus Tedavirus Vapseptimavirus
References
External links ViralZone