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Taxonomy
There are three families of cyanophages: Myoviridae, Siphoviridae and Podoviridae, which all contain double stranded DNA that infect bacteria and archaea[1]. Cyanophages have been designated by the host but, according to Safferman[2], cyanophages have a broad range of hosts, which cause difficulties with the taxonomy of cyanobacteria; and in turn, do not reflect relations within the viruses. Other classification through serological or morphological properties[3] and morphological and physiological-biochemical properties[4] are currently used to classify cyanophages. The suggested procedure of naming strains that include taxonomic association it Cyanophage Xx-YYZaa, where Xx is the first two letters of the genus and species names of host where the type specimen is found, YY is the origin of the specimen, Z is the virus family, and aa is the reference number of the virus.
Morphology
The type species for Cyanomyovirus, which belong to Myoviridae, is Cyanophage AS-1, which was isolated from waste stabilization ponds[5]. The tails have been observed as either contractile or noncontractile with a length of 20-244nm and 15-23nm in width[6][7]. They generally have isometric hexagonal heads with a diameter ranging from 55-90nm[6][7]. There is large morphological variation in this group, which suggests a variety of host species[8]. At the point of attachment between the long tail and the head there is a base plate where short pins are attached, contractile sheath, and an internal core[5].
Cyanopodovirus, within the Podoviridae, are present in both fresh and marine water[9]. The type specimen of cyanopodovirus is Cyanophage LPP-1, which infects Lyngbya, Plectonema and Phormidium [10]. Their viral head capsids are polyhedron shaped appear hexagonal[6]. The tails are hollow with six fold radial symmetry made of rings of six subunits with unknown orientation [6]. Similar to cyanomyovirus, they can be found in waste stabilization ponds, have isometric capsids of similar size but have shorter tails[7].
Cyanostylovirus belong to the family Siphoviridae, where the type species is Cyanophage S-1, which is known to infect Synechococcus[7]. With a smaller head than the previous genuses, of 50nm in diameter but long tail of 140 nm [11]. Other genus in this family have tails that ranges from 200 to 300nm[8].
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