VOLN27B: A New Head-Tailed Halovirus Isolated from an Underground Salt Crystal and Infecting .

A novel halovirus, VOLN27B, was isolated from a drill core sample taken at a depth of approximately 430 m, from a layer formed during the Cretaceous period (Anhui, China). VOLN27B infects the halophilic archaeon sp. LN27 and has a head-tailed morphotype with a contractile tail, typical of myoviruses.