ICTV virus taxonomy profile: Herpesviridae 2021

Gatherer, D. et al. (2021) ICTV virus taxonomy profile: Herpesviridae 2021. Journal of General Virology, 102(10), 001673. (doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001673) (PMID:34704922) (PMCID:PMC8604186)

Abstract

Members of the family Herpesviridae have enveloped, spherical virions with characteristic complex structures consisting of symmetrical and non-symmetrical components. The linear, double-stranded DNA genomes of 125–241 kbp contain 70–170 genes, of which 43 have been inherited from an ancestral herpesvirus. In general, herpesviruses have coevolved with and are highly adapted to their hosts, which comprise many mammalian, avian and reptilian species. Following primary infection, they are able to establish lifelong latent infection, during which there is limited viral gene expression. Severe disease is usually observed only in the foetus, the very young, the immunocompromised or following infection of an alternative host. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Herpesviridae, which is available at ictv.global/report/herpesviridae.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Davison, Professor Andrew
• Authors: Gatherer, D., Depledge, D. P., Hartley, C. A., Szpara, M. L., Vaz, P. K., Benkő, M., Brandt, C. R., Bryant, N. A., Dastjerdi, A., Doszpoly, A., Gompels, U. A., Inoue, N., Jarosinski, K. W., Kaul, R., Lacoste, V., Norberg, P., Origgi, F. C., Orton, R. J., Pellett, P. E., Schmid, D. S., Spatz, S. J., Stewart, J. P., Trimpert, J., Waltzek, T. B., and Davison, A. J.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity > Centre for Virus Research
• Journal Name: Journal of General Virology
• Publisher: Society for General Microbiology
• ISSN: 0022-1317
• ISSN (Online): 1465-2099
• Published Online: 27 October 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Journal of General Virology 102(10): 001673
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