Caudovirales

(noun)

A taxonomic order within the kingdom Virus—the bacteriophages that have tails.

Examples of Caudovirales in the following topics:

  • Double-Stranded DNA Bacteriophages

    • The dsDNA tailed phages, or Caudovirales, account for 95% of all known phages and possibly make up the majority of phages on the planet.
    • The Double-Stranded DNA (dsDNA) tailed phages, or Caudovirales, account for 95% of all the phages reported in the scientific literature, and possibly make up the majority of phages on the planet.
    • Under the Baltimore classification scheme, the Caudovirales are group I viruses as they have double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genomes, which can be anywhere from 18,000 base pairs to 500,000 base pairs in length.

  • Overview of Bacterial Viruses

    • The dsDNA tailed phages, or Caudovirales, account for 95% of all the phages reported in the scientific literature, and possibly make up the majority of phages on the planet.

  • Nongenetic Categories for Medicine and Ecology