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CLASS I (DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA)

NON ENVELOPED ENVELOPED

VIRAL FAMILY IMPORTANT GENERA VIRAL FAMILY IMPORTANT GENERA
Adenoviridae Mastadenovirus Poxviridae Orthopoxvirus (vaccinia and
smallpox viruses)
Molluscipoxvirus
Papovaviridae Papillomavirus (human wart virus) Herpesviridae Simplexvirus (HHV-1 and 2)
Polyomavirus Varicellovirus (HHV-3)
Lymphocryptovirus (HHV-4)
Cytomegalovirus (HHV-5)
Roseolovirus (HHV-6 and HHV-7)
Rhadinovirus (HHV-8)

CLASS II (SINGLE-STRANDED DNA)

NON ENVELOPED
VIRAL FAMILY IMPORTANT GENERA
Parvoviridae Human parvo virus B19

CLASS VII (DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA, USE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE)

ENVELOPED
VIRAL FAMILY IMPORTANT GENERA
Hepadnaviridae Hepadnavirus (hepatitis B virus)
DNA VIRUSES

VIRUS FAMILY CAPSID SYMMETRY VIRION: ENVELOPED OR NAKED ETHER SENSITIVITY

Parvoviridae Icosahedral Naked Resistant
Anelloviridae
Polyomaviridae
Papillomaviridae
Adenoviridae
Hepadnaviridae Icosahedral Enveloped Sensitive
Poxviridae Complex Complex coats Resistant
CLASS III (DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA)

NON ENVELOPED
VIRAL FAMILY IMPORTANT GENERA
Reoviridae Reovirus
Rotavirus

CLASS IV (SINGLE-STRANDED RNA, (+)STRAND)

NON ENVELOPED ENVELOPED

VIRAL FAMILY IMPORTANT GENERA VIRAL FAMILY IMPORTANT GENERA
Picomaviridae Enterovirus Togaviridae Alphavirus
Rhinovirus (common cold virus) Rubivirus (rubella virus)
Hepatitis A virus
Caliciviridae Hepatitis A virus Flaviviridae Flavivirus
Norovirus Pestivirus
Hepatitis C virus
- - Coronaviridae Coronavirus

CLASS V (SINGLE-STRANDED RNA (-) STRAND)

ONE STRAND OF RNA, ENVELOPED

VIRAL FAMILY IMPORTANT GENERA
Rabdoviridae Vesiculovirus (vesicular stomatitis
virus)
Filoviriae Filovirus
Paramyxoviridae Paramyxovirus Morbilivirus (measles
virus)
 VIRUSOID or SATELLITE RNA
VIRAL FAMILY IMPORTANT GENERA
Deltaviridae Hepatitis D

MULTIPLE STRANDS of RNA, ENVELOPED

VIRAL FAMILY IMPORTANT GENERA
Orthomyxoviridae Influenza virus A, B, C
Bunyaviridae Bunyavirus (California encephalitis
virus)
Arenaviridae Arenavirus

CLASS VI (SINGLE-STRANDED RNA, PRODUCED DNA)

ENVELOPED
VIRAL FAMILY IMPORTANT GENERA
Retroviridae Oncoviruses
Lentivirus (HIV)
RNA VIRUSES

VIRUS FAMILY CAPSID SYMMETRY VIRION: ENVELOPED OR NAKED ETHER SENSITIVITY

Picomaviridae Icosahedral Naked Resistant
Astroviridae
Caliciviridae
Hepeviridae
Picobirnaviridae
Reoviridae
Togaviridae Icosahedral Enveloped Sensitive
Flaviviridae Unknown or Complex Enveloped Sensitive
Arenaviridae
Coronaviridae
Retroviridae
Orthomyxoviridae Helical Enveloped Sensitive
Bunyaviridae
Bornaviridae
Rhabdoviridae
Paramyxoviridae
Filoviridae