see text Podoviridae was a family of bacteriophage in the order Caudovirales often associated with T-7 like phages.

The head protein has a molecular mass of ~38 kilodaltons and is present in 460 copies per virion.

[citation needed] The double stranded DNA genome is linear, around 40-42kb in length,[3] and encodes ~55 genes.

This classification is based on the timing of transcription that is temporally regulated.

The virus exits the host cell by lysis, and holin/endolysin/spanin proteins.

After host lysis, new phages trigger a new infection cycle with surrounding bioavailable host species resulting in growth and expansion.