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Family
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Viron Structure
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Diameter (nm )
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Examples
|
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Papovavirus
dsDNA
|
naked
polyhedral
|
40-57
|
Papilloma( human warts, cervical cancer) polyoma, and
simian viruses
|
|
Adenovirus
dsDNA
|
naked
polyhedral
|
70-80
|
respiratory viruses
|
|
Herpesvirus
dsDNA
|
enveloped
polyhedral
|
150-250
|
Herpes simplex, herpes simplexII, varicella
zoster,Epstein Barr virus
|
|
Poxvirus
dsDNA
|
enveloped
polyhedral
|
200-350
|
Variola (smallpox), vaccinia; cowpox
|
|
Parvovirus
ssDNA
|
naked
polyhedral
|
18-26
|
depend on coinfection with adenoviruses for growth
|
|
Picornavirus ssRNA that can serve
as mRNA (+RNA)
|
naked
polyhedral
|
18-38
|
Poliovirus, rhinovirus(common cold),enteric viruses
|
|
Togavirus ssRNA that can serve as
mRNA (+RNA)
|
enveloped
polyhedral
|
40-60
|
Rubella virus, yellow fever virus, encephalitis virus
(insect transmission)
|
|
Retrovirus ssRNA that can serve
as mRNA (+RNA)
|
enveloped polyhedral; 2 copies of
genome per viron
|
100-120
|
RNA tumor viruses, AIDS
|
|
Rhabdovirus ssRNA that is a
template for mRNA (-RNA)
|
enveloped
helical
|
70-180
|
Rabies
|
|
Paramyxovirus ssRNA that is a
template for mRNA (-RNA)
|
enveloped
helical
|
150-300
|
measles and mumps
|
|
Orthomyxovirus ssRNA that is
atemplate for mRNA (-RNA)
|
enveloped helical, RNA in eight
segments
|
80-200
|
influenza viruses
|
|
Reovirus ds
RNA
|
naked polyhedral;RNA in ten
segments
|
60-80
|
Diarrhea viruses
|