Teseptimavirus

Teseptimavirus
Escherichia virus T7
Virus classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Uroviricota
Class: Caudoviricetes
Order: Autographivirales
Family: Autotranscriptaviridae
Subfamily: Studiervirinae
Genus: Teseptimavirus

Teseptimavirus (synonyms T7 phage group, T7-like phages, T7-like viruses, T7likevirus) is a genus of viruses in the class Caudoviricetes, in the order Autographivirales, in the family Autotranscriptaviridae, in the subfamily Studiervirinae. Bacteria serve as the natural host, with transmission achieved through passive diffusion. There are currently 17 species in this genus, including the type species Escherichia virus T7.