Ackermannviridae

Ackermannviridae is a family of viruses in the class Caudoviricetes. Gammaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota serve as natural hosts. There are two subfamilies, ten genera, and 63 species in the family.

Etymology
The family's name, Ackerman is in honor of Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann (1936-2017), a German microbiologist, the suffix -viridae is the standard suffix for virus families.

Taxonomy
The following taxa are recognized (-virinae denotes subfamily and -virus denotes genus):
 * Aglimvirinae
 * Agtrevirus
 * Limestonevirus
 * Cvivirinae
 * Kuttervirus

incertae sedis genera:
 * Campanilevirus
 * Kujavirus
 * Miltonvirus
 * Nezavisimistyvirus
 * Taipeivirus
 * Tedavirus
 * Vapseptimavirus