Leviviridae
Encyclopedia
The Leviviridae are a family of virus
es, including the following genera:
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
es, including the following genera:
- Genus Levivirus; type species: Enterobacteria phage MS2Bacteriophage MS2The bacteriophage MS2 is an icosahedral, positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli.-History:...
- Genus Allolevivirus; type species: Enterobacteria phage QβBacteriophage QβBacteriophage Qβ is an icosahedral virus with a diameter of 25 nm. Its host is Escherichia coli. Qβ enters its host cell through the side of the F pilus.-Genetics:...