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Eight phage species and type viruses are proposed. They belong to theMyoviridae, Siphoviridae, andPodoviridae families of tailed phages and are characterized by a combination of morphological and physicochemical properties. An unusual siphovirus species has an elongated head and transverse tail disks.
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Ackermann, H.W., Brochu, G. & Emadi Konjin, H.P. Classification ofAcinetobacter phages. Archives of Virology 135, 345–354 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01310019
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