Ackermannviridae is a family of viruses in the order Pantevenvirales, class Caudoviricetes. Gammaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota serve as natural hosts. The family has two subfamilies and ten genera.
Etymology
The family's name, Ackermann is in honor of (1936–2017), a Germanmicrobiologist, the suffix -viridae is the standard suffix for virus families. ==Taxonomy==