1 Occupation, Environment and Safety, School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
2 Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
3 Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
4 Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
5 Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
6 European Virus Bioinformatics Center, Jena, TH, Germany.
Two lytic double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) bacteriophages, belonging to the family Herelleviridae, were isolated from wastewater in Western Australia. Biyabeda-mokiny 2 appears to belong to the genus Kayvirus, and Koomba-kaat 1 to Silviavirus.