Bacillus virus AP50

Bacillus virus AP50 is a species of bacteriophage that infects Bacillus anthracis bacteria. Originally thought to be an RNA phage,^[1] it contains a DNA genome of about 14,000 base pairs in an icosahedral capsid with a two-layer capsid shell.^[2]

Bacteriophage AP50
Virus classification
(unranked):	Virus
Realm:	Varidnaviria
Kingdom:	Bamfordvirae
Phylum:	Preplasmiviricota
Class:	Tectiliviricetes
Order:	Kalamavirales
Family:	Tectiviridae
Genus:	Betatectivirus
Species:	Betatectivirus AP50
Synonyms
Bacillus phage AP50 Bacillus virus AP50 Phage AP50