DNA virus
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A DNA virus is a virus belonging to either Group I or Group II of the Baltimore classification system for viruses. It will therefore possess DNA as its genetic material and replicate using a DNA-dependent DNA polymerase. The nucleic acid is usually double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) but may also be single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). Single-stranded DNA is usually expanded to double-stranded in infected cells.
Group I - dsDNA viruses
- Order Caudovirales
- *Family Myoviridae - includes Enterobacteria phage T4
- *Family Podoviridae
- *Family Siphoviridae - includes Enterobacteria phage λ
- Unassigned families
- *Family Ascoviridae
- *Family Adenoviridae
- *Family Asfiviridae
- *Family Baculoviridae
- *Family Coccolithoviridae
- *Family Corticoviridae
- *Family Fuselloviridae
- *Family Guttaviridae
- *Family Herpesviridae - includes human herpesviruses
- *Family Iridoviridae - includes African swine fever virus
- *Family Lipothrixviridae
- *Family Nimaviridae
- *Family Papillomaviridae
- *Family Phycodnaviridae
- *Family Plasmaviridae
- *Family Polyomaviridae - includes Simian virus 40
- *Family Poxviridae - includes Cowpox virus, smallpox
- *Family Rudiviridae
- *Family Tectiviridae
- Unassigned genera
- * Mimivirus
Group II - ssDNA viruses
- Unassigned bacteriophage families
- *Family Inoviridae
- *Family Microviridae
- Unassigned families
- *Family Geminiviridae
- *Family Circoviridae
- *Family Nanoviridae
- *Family Parvoviridae - includes Parvovirus B19
- Unassigned genera
- * Anellovirus
See also
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