Podoviridae
Podoviridae is a family of viruses in the order "Caudovirales". Bacteria serve as natural hosts. There are 130 species in this family, assigned to 3 subfamilies and 52 genera. This family is characterized by having very short, noncontractile tails. Structure. Viruses in "Podoviridae" are non-enveloped, with icosahedral and head-tail geometries. The diameter is around 60 nm, and consists of 72 capsomers. The head protein has a molecular mass of ~38 kiloDaltons and is present in 460 copies per virion. There are 9 structural proteins. The tail is non-contractile and has 6 short subterminal fibers. It is  thick and rod-shaped and built of stacked disks. The maximum length is ~17 nm. The double stranded DNA genome is linear, around 40-42kb in length, and encodes ~55 genes. The guanine + cytosine content is ~50%. It has terminally redundant sequences and is nonpermuted. By weight, the genome constitutes ~50% of the viron. The genome encodes 9 structural proteins, an adenylated transferase B type DNA polymerase and an RNA polymerase. Three internal proteins constitute the polymerase complex. Two classes of genes are recognized (early and late). This classification is based on the timing of transcription that is  temporally regulated. Genes with related functions are clustered together. Genome replication is bidirectional. Life cycle. Viral replication is cytoplasmic. Entry into the host cell is achieved by adsorption into the host cell. Replication follows the DNA strand displacement model. DNA-templated transcription is the method of transcription. The virus exits the host cell by lysis, and holin/endolysin/spanin proteins. Bacteria serve as the natural host. Transmission routes are passive diffusion. Taxonomy. Genera within this family have ~40% homology between corresponding proteins. Subfamilies have ~20% homology between corresponding proteins. The following subfamilies and their genera are recognized (-"virinae" denotes subfamily  and -"virus" denotes genus): The following genera are not assigned to a subfamily: Lastly, the species "Pseudomonas virus 119X" is unassigned to a genus or subfamily.