Peduovirus
genus of viruses
Peduovirus (also known as P2-like phages and P2-like viruses) is a genus of viruses in the family Peduoviridae of the class Caudoviricetes. Bacteria serve as natural hosts, with transmission achieved through passive diffusion. There are 30 recognised species in this genus.
Taxonomy
The following species are recognized in the 2025 ICTV classification:
Structure
Peduoviruses are nonenveloped, with a head and tail. The icosahedral head is approximately 60 nm in diameter and a dextral symmetry (T=7), composed of 72 capsomers. The tail is around 135 nm long, 18 nm wide, has 6 short, kinked tail fibers. The tail is enclosed in a sheath, which loosens and slides around the tail core upon contraction.
Genome
Nine of the viruses' genomes have been fully sequenced and are available on NCBI's website (though Salmonella phage Fels-2 is currently listed as unclassified). They range between 30k and 39k nucleotides, with 40 to 51 proteins. Complete genomes, as well as several additional "unclassified" virus genomes, are available at [1]
Life cycle
Viral replication is cytoplasmic.
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