Ackermannviridae
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| Ackermannviridae | |
|---|---|
Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
| Phylum: | Uroviricota |
| Class: | Caudoviricetes |
| Order: | Pantevenvirales |
| Family: | Ackermannviridae |
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.[1]
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]
