title: A suggested classification for two groups of Campylobacter myoviruses.
abstract: Most Campylobacter bacteriophages isolated to date have long contractile tails and belong to the family Myoviridae. Based on their morphology, genome size and endonuclease restriction profile, Campylobacter phages were originally divided into three groups. The recent genome sequencing of seven virulent campylophages reveal further details of the relationships between these phages at the genome organization level. This article details the morphological and genomic features among the campylophages, investigates their taxonomic position, and proposes the creation of two new genera, the "Cp220likevirus" and "Cp8unalikevirus" within a proposed subfamily, the "Eucampyvirinae"
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Alberta Glycomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E9, Canada, majaved@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Muhammad Afzal
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Javed
authors.forename: Hans-Wolfgang
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Ackermann
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azeredo
authors.forename: Carla M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Connerton
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evoy
authors.forename: Jens André
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hammerl
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hertwig
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lavigne
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Szymanski
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Timms
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kropinski
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000821:virology*; D059646:Genome Size; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017900:Myoviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010802:Phylogeny; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins