Aliceevansviridae

Aliceevansviridae
	TEM image of a SMHBZ8 virion
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Duplodnaviria
Kingdom:	Heunggongvirae
Phylum:	Uroviricota
Class:	Caudoviricetes
Family:	Aliceevansviridae

Aliceevansviridae is a family of viruses in the class Caudoviricetes.[1][2][3] The family was announced in 2022 and contains three genera (Brussowvirus, Moineauvirus, and Vansinderenvirus), along with several species unassigned to a genus, including SMHBZ8.[1][3]

Etymology

The family's name, Aliceevans, is in honor of Alice Catherine Evans (1881–1975), an American microbiologist, the suffix -viridae is the standard suffix for virus families.[3]

References

"Virus Taxonomy: 2023 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
"Taxonomy browser (Aliceevansviridae)". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
Kropinski AM, Turner D, Tolstoy I, Moraru C, Adriaenssens EM, Mahony J (2022). "2022.001B" (DOC). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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[ICTV_2023-1] "Virus Taxonomy: 2023 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

[NCBI-2] "Taxonomy browser (Aliceevansviridae)". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

[ICTV_2022-3] Kropinski AM, Turner D, Tolstoy I, Moraru C, Adriaenssens EM, Mahony J (2022). "2022.001B" (DOC). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 10 May 2024.