Betaherpesvirinae

Betaherpesvirinae
Typical "owl eyes" -Einschluss, of an HCMV infection of Lungenpneumozyten ( alveoli cell) indicates
Systematics
Classification : Viruses Area : Duplodnaviria Empire : Heunggongvirae Phylum : Peploviricota Class : Herviviricetes Order : Herpes viral Family : Herpesviridae Subfamily : Betaherpesvirinae
Taxonomic characteristics
Genome : dsDNA linear Baltimore : Group 1 Symmetry : icosahedral Cover : available
Scientific name
Betaherpesvirinae
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NCBI  Taxonomy: 10357 ViralZone ( ExPASy , SIB): 16 ICTVdB Virus Code : 00.031.2

The Betaherpesvirinae form a subfamily of the virus family Herpesviridae . It consists of the following genera (with the most important virus species):

• Genus cytomegalovirus

• Species Human Herpesvirus 5 (HHV-5) = Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) (type)
• Species Pongines Herpesvirus 4 (PoHV-4) = chimpanzee cytomegalovirus
• Species macaque herpesvirus 3 = rhesus cytomegalovirus (RhCMV)

• Genus Muromegalovirus (in Muridae )

• Species Murides Herpesvirus 1 (MuHV-1) = Murine Cytomegalovirus (MCMV) (type)
• Species Murides Herpesvirus 2 (MuHV-2) = Rat Cytomegalovirus (RCMV) Maastricht
• Species Murides Herpesvirus 8 (MuHV-8) = rat cytomegalovirus (RCMV) England / Berlin

• Genus roseolovirus

• Species Human Herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A, type)
• Species Human Herpes Virus 6B (HHV-6B)
• Species Human Herpes Virus 7 (HHV-7)

• Genus Proboscivirus

• Species Elephantid betaherpesvirus 1 (type)
• Species Elephantid betaherpesvirus 1
• Species Elephantid betaherpesvirus 1

• unclassified species within the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae :

• Species guinea pig herpesvirus 2 (CavHV-2)
• Species Tupaia herpesvirus 1 (TuHV-1)
• Species Suides Herpesvirus 2

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Species of the Betaherpesvirinae (NCBI)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} ICTV: ICTV Taxonomy history: Human alphaherpesvirus 1 , EC 51, Berlin, Germany, July 2019; Email ratification March 2020 (MSL # 35)
2. ↑ SIB: Roseolovirus , on: ViralZone