Bacteriophage P2
| Peduovirus P2 | |
|---|---|
| Virus classification | |
| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Duplodnaviria |
| Kingdom: | Heunggongvirae |
| Phylum: | Uroviricota |
| Class: | Caudoviricetes |
| Family: | Peduoviridae |
| Genus: | Peduovirus |
| Species: | Peduovirus P2 |
| Synonyms | |
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Escherichia virus P2 | |
Bacteriophage P2, scientific name Peduovirus P2 (formerly Escherichia virus P2), is a temperate phage that infects E. coli. It is a tailed virus with a contractile sheath and is thus classified in the genus Peduovirus (formerly P2likevirus), family Peduoviridae within class Caudoviricetes. This genus of viruses includes many P2-like phages as well as the satellite phage P4.