DNA VIRUSES

VIRUS

TAXONOMY

NUCLE
IC
ACID

SYMMET
RY OF
CAPSID

NAKED /
ENVELOPE
D

BALTIMO
RE
CLASS

GENOME
ARCHITECT
URE

Parvo

FAMILY : Parvoviridae
SUBFAMILY : Parvovirinae
GENUS : Parvovirus
SPECIES : Latent rat
virus
FAMILY : Papovaviridae
SUBFAMILY : GENUS : Polyomavirus
SPECIES : Found in
rodents, man
FAMILY : Adenoviridae
SUBFAMILY : GENUS : Aviadenovirus
SPECIES : CELO virus
FAMILY : Hepadnaviridae
SUBFAMILY : GENUS :
Orhohepadnavirus
SPECIES : Hepatitis B
virus
FAMILY : Herpesviridae
SUBFAMILY :
Alphaherpesvirinae
ORDER : Herpesvirales
GENUS : Iltovirus
SPECIES : Gallid
herpesvirus 1
FAMILY : Iridoviridae
SUBFAMILY : GENUS : Iridovirus
SPECIES : Tipula
iridescent virus
FAMILY : Baculoviridae
SUBFAMILY : GENUS : Betabaculovirus
SPECIES : Cydia
pomonella granulovirus
FAMILY : Poxviridae
SUBFAMILY :
Chordopoxvirinae
GENUS : Orthopoxvirus
SPECIES : Vaccinia virus

DNA*

Icosahed
ral*

Naked*

II

(+) or (-)
ss
Linear

I*

ds*
Circular

*
Linear

Enveloped
*

*
Circle
gapped

*
Linear

Both
(cytoplas
mic)

*
Linear

Helical

Enveloped

*
Circular

Complex

Enveloped
(cytoplas
mic)

*
Linear

Papova

Adeno

Hepadna

Herpes

Irido

Baculo

Pox