title: Herelleviridae
text: # Herelleviridae
  
  Herelleviridae is a family of bacterial viruses of the order Caudovirales infecting members of the phylum Firmicutes. The family has five subfamilies, 33 genera and 92 species.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The family's name, Herelle is in honor of Félix d'Hérelle, a French-Canadian microbiologist, the suffix -viridae is the standard suffix for virus families.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  The following subfamilies and genera are assigned to Herelleviridae (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus):
  
  * Bastillevirinae
     * Agatevirus
     * Bastillevirus
     * Bequatrovirus
     * Caeruleovirus
     * Eldridgevirus
     * Goettingenvirus
     * Grisebachstrassevirus
     * Jeonjuvirus
     * Matervirus
     * Moonbeamvirus
     * Nitunavirus
     * Shalavirus
     * Siophivirus
     * Tsarbombavirus
     * Wphvirus
  * Brockvirinae
     * Kochikohdavirus
     * Schiekvirus
  * Jasinkavirinae
     * Pecentumvirus
  * Spounavirinae
     * Okubovirus
     * Siminovitchvirus
  * Twortvirinae
     * Baoshanvirus
     * Kayvirus
     * Sciuriunavirus
     * Sepunavirus
     * Silviavirus
     * Twortvirus
  
  The following genera are unassigned to a subfamily:
  
  * Elpedvirus
  * Harbinvirus
  * Hopescreekvirus
  * Mooreparkvirus
  * Salchichonvirus
  * Tybeckvirus
  * Watanabevirus
  
  Lastly, the species Brochothrix virus A9 is unassigned to a subfamily and genus.
  
  