Bacillus virus AP50
Species of virus
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Bacillus virus AP50 is a species of bacteriophage that infects Bacillus anthracis bacteria. Originally thought to be an RNA phage,[1] it contains a DNA genome of about 14,000 base pairs in an icosahedral capsid with a two-layer capsid shell.[2]
| Bacteriophage AP50 | |
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Virus classification  | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Varidnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Bamfordvirae |
| Phylum: | Preplasmiviricota |
| Class: | Tectiliviricetes |
| Order: | Kalamavirales |
| Family: | Tectiviridae |
| Genus: | Betatectivirus |
| Species: | Betatectivirus AP50 |
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