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DNA Viruses

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of DNA Viruses. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for DNA Viruses.

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Adenoviridae - A family of non-enveloped viruses infecting mammals (MASTADENOVIRUS) and birds (AVIADENOVIRUS) or bo...

Adenoviruses, Canine - Species of the genus MASTADENOVIRUS that causes fever, edema, vomiting, and diarrhea in dogs and enc...

Adenoviruses, Human - Species of the genus MASTADENOVIRUS, causing a wide range of diseases in humans. Infections are most...

Adenoviruses, Porcine - Species of the genus MASTADENOVIRUS, causing neurological disease in pigs....

Adenoviruses, Simian - Species of the genus MASTADENOVIRUS associated with respiratory and enteric infections in primate ho...

African Swine Fever Virus - The lone species of the genus Asfivirus. It infects domestic and wild pigs, warthogs, and bushpigs. ...

Aleutian Mink Disease Virus - A species of PARVOVIRUS that causes a disease in mink, mainly those homozygous for the recessive Ale...

Alphaherpesvirinae - A subfamily of HERPESVIRIDAE characterized by a short replication cycle. The genera include: SIMPLEX...

Alphapapillomavirus - A genus of DNA viruses in the family PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE. They preferentially infect the anogenital and...

Amdovirus - A genus in the subfamily PARVOVIRINAE consisting of a single species ALEUTIAN MINK DISEASE VIRUS....

Anellovirus - A free-floating DNA virus genus, unattached to any family, comprising several species of hepatitis-r...

Ascoviridae - A family of insect viruses causing disease in lepidopterous larvae, most commonly from species of th...

Asfarviridae - A family of double-stranded DNA viruses containing one genus Asfivirus. It is the source of AFRICAN ...

Atadenovirus - A genus of ADENOVIRIDAE that comprises viruses of several species of MAMMALS and BIRDS. The type spe...

Aviadenovirus - A genus of ADENOVIRIDAE that infects birds. The type species is FOWL ADENOVIRUS A....

Avihepadnavirus - A genus of HEPADNAVIRIDAE infecting birds but rarely causing clinical problems. Transmission is pred...

Avipoxvirus - A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, comprising bird poxviruses. The type s...

Bacteriophage HK022 - A tentative species in the genus lambda-like viruses, family SIPHOVIRIDAE....

Bacteriophage IKe - A species of filamentous phage in the genus INOVIRUS, family INOVIRIDAE. They are specific for enter...

Bacteriophage lambda - A temperate inducible phage and type species of the genus lambda-like viruses, in the family SIPHOVI...

Bacteriophage M13 - Temperate bacteriophage of the genus INOVIRUS which infects enterobacteria, especially E. coli. It i...

Bacteriophage mu - A temperate coliphage, in the genus Mu-like viruses, family MYOVIRIDAE, composed of a linear, double...

Bacteriophage N4 - A species in the genus N4-like viruses, in the family PODOVIRIDAE, that infects E. coli....

Bacteriophage P1 - A species of temperate bacteriophage in the genus P1-like viruses, family MYOVIRIDAE, which infects ...

Bacteriophage P2 - A species of temperate bacteriophage in the genus P2-like viruses, family MYOVIRIDAE, which infects ...

Bacteriophage P22 - A species of temperate bacteriophage in the genus P22-like viruses, family PODOVIRIDAE, that infects...

Bacteriophage Pf1 - A species of filamentous Pseudomonas phage in the genus INOVIRUS, family INOVIRIDAE....

Bacteriophage phi X 174 - The type species of the genus MICROVIRUS. A prototype of the small virulent DNA coliphages, it is co...

Bacteriophage T3 - Bacteriophage in the genus T7-like phages, of the family PODOVIRIDAE, which is very closely related ...

Bacteriophage T4 - Virulent bacteriophage and type species of the genus T4-like phages, in the family MYOVIRIDAE. It i...

Bacteriophage T7 - Virulent bacteriophage and type species of the genus T7-like phages, in the family PODOVIRIDAE, that...

Baculoviridae - Family of INSECT VIRUSES containing two subfamilies: Eubaculovirinae (occluded baculoviruses) and Nu...

Badnavirus - A genus of DNA plant viruses with bacilliform morphology. Transmission in clonally-propagated plants...

Begomovirus - A genus of plant viruses in the family GEMINIVIRIDAE that are transmitted in nature by whitefly Bemi...

Betaherpesvirinae - A subfamily of HERPESVIRIDAE characterized by a relatively long replication cycle. Genera include: C...

Betapapillomavirus - A genus of DNA viruses in the family PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE, causing cutaneous lesions in humans. Infectio...

BK Virus - A species of POLYOMAVIRUS apparently infecting over 90% of children but not clearly associated with ...

Bocavirus - A genus in the subfamily PARVOVIRINAE comprising three species: Bovine parvovirus, Canine minute vir...

Bovine papillomavirus 1 - A species of DELTAPAPILLOMAVIRUS infecting cattle....

Bovine papillomavirus 4 - A type of XIPAPILLOMAVIRUS causing alimentary carcinoma in cattle. It is related to Bovine papilloma...

Canarypox virus - A species of AVIPOXVIRUS, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE. Canarypox virus vectors are used in vaccine an...

Capripoxvirus - A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, comprising poxviruses infecting sheep,...

Caudovirales - An order comprising three families of tailed bacteriophages: MYOVIRIDAE; PODOVIRIDAE; and SIPHOVIRID...

Caulimoviridae - A family of DNA plant viruses with isometric or bacilliform virions and no envelope. The host ranges...

Caulimovirus - A genus of PLANT VIRUSES, in the family CAULIMOVIRIDAE, that are transmitted by APHIDS in a semipers...

Chicken anemia virus - The type species of GYROVIRUS, a small, non-enveloped DNA virus originally isolated from contaminate...

Chordopoxvirinae - A subfamily of the family POXVIRIDAE, containing eight genera comprising all the vertebrate poxvirus...

Circoviridae - A family of very small viruses containing circular, single-stranded DNA and possessing no envelope. ...

Circovirus - A genus of the family CIRCOVIRIDAE that infects SWINE; PSITTACINES; and non-psittacine BIRDS. Specie...

Cottontail rabbit papillomavirus - The type species of KAPPAPAPILLOMAVIRUS. It is reported to occur naturally in cottontail rabbits in ...

Cowpox virus - A species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS that is the etiologic agent of COWPOX. It is closely related to but antig...

Cytomegalovirus - A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily BETAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting the salivary glands, liv...

Deltapapillomavirus - A genus of DNA viruses in the family PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE causing fibropapillomas in their respective un...

Densovirinae - A subfamily of DNA arthropod viruses, in the family PARVOVIRIDAE. The host range includes members of...

Densovirus - A genus of PARVOVIRIDAE, subfamily DENSOVIRINAE, comprising helper-independent viruses containing on...

Dependovirus - A genus of the family PARVOVIRIDAE, subfamily PARVOVIRINAE, which are dependent on a coinfection wit...

DNA Viruses - Viruses whose nucleic acid is DNA....

Ectromelia virus - A species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS infecting mice and causing a disease that involves internal organs and pr...

Entomopoxvirinae - A subfamily of POXVIRIDAE comprising poxviruses infecting insects including members of COLEOPTERA; D...

Erythrovirus - A genus of the family PARVOVIRIDAE, subfamily PARVOVIRINAE, and containing the type species PARVOVIR...

Feline panleukopenia virus - A species of PARVOVIRUS infecting cats with a highly contagious enteric disease. Host range variants...

Fibroma Virus, Rabbit - A species of LEPORIPOXVIRUS causing subcutaneous localized swellings in rabbits, usually on the feet...

Fowl adenovirus A - The type species of the genus AVIADENOVIRUS, family ADENOVIRIDAE, an oncogenic virus of birds. This ...

Fowlpox virus - The type species of the genus AVIPOXVIRUS. It is the etiologic agent of FOWLPOX....

Fuselloviridae - A family of lemon-shaped DNA viruses infecting ARCHAEA and containing one genus: Fusellovirus....

Gammaherpesvirinae - A subfamily of HERPESVIRIDAE characterized by variable reproductive cycles. The genera include: LYM...

Gammapapillomavirus - A genus of DNA viruses in the family PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE, which cause cutaneous lesions in humans. They...

Geminiviridae - A family of plant viruses where the VIRION possesses an unusual morphology consisting of a pair of i...

Granulovirus - A genus of the family BACULOVIRIDAE, subfamily Eubaculovirinae, characterized by ovicylindrical occl...

Guttaviridae - Family of archaeal viruses with a single genus: Sulfolobus SNDV-like Viruses....

Gyrovirus - A genus in the family CIRCOVIRIDAE comprising the single species CHICKEN ANEMIA VIRUS....

H-1 parvovirus - A species in the genus PARVOVIRUS that has the ability to replicate and kill tumor cells in culture....

Hepadnaviridae - A family of hepatotropic DNA viruses which contains double-stranded DNA genomes and causes hepatitis...

Hepatitis B virus - The type species of the genus ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS which causes human HEPATITIS B and is also apparentl...

Hepatitis B Virus, Duck - A DNA virus that closely resembles human hepatitis B virus. It has been recovered from naturally inf...

Hepatitis B Virus, Woodchuck - An ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS causing chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in woodchucks. It cl...

Herpesviridae - A family of enveloped, linear, double-stranded DNA viruses infecting a wide variety of animals. Subf...

Herpesvirus 1, Bovine - A species of VARICELLOVIRUS that causes INFECTIOUS BOVINE RHINOTRACHEITIS and other associated syndr...

Herpesvirus 1, Canid - A species of VARICELLOVIRUS virus that causes a disease in newborn puppies....

Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine - A species of SIMPLEXVIRUS that causes vesicular lesions of the mouth in monkeys. When the virus is t...

Herpesvirus 1, Equid - A species of VARICELLOVIRUS causing abortion and respiratory disease in horses....

Herpesvirus 1, Gallid - The type species of the genus ILTOVIRUS found on every continent and affecting mainly chickens and o...

Herpesvirus 1, Human - The type species of SIMPLEXVIRUS causing most forms of non-genital herpes simplex in humans. Primary...

Herpesvirus 1, Meleagrid - A species in the genus MAREK'S DISEASE-LIKE VIRUSES, in the family HERPESVIRIDAE, infecting turkeys....

Herpesvirus 1, Ranid - A species of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, whose genus is so far unassigned. It is probably the causativ...

Herpesvirus 1, Suid - A species of VARICELLOVIRUS producing a respiratory infection (PSEUDORABIES) in swine, its natural h...

Herpesvirus 2, Bovine - A species of SIMPLEXVIRUS causing mammillitis in cattle in Great Britain and South Africa....

Herpesvirus 2, Gallid - The type species of the genus MARDIVIRUS in the family HERPESVIRIDAE. It is the etiologic agent of M...

Herpesvirus 2, Human - A species of SIMPLEXVIRUS associated with genital infections (HERPES GENITALIS). It is transmitted b...

Herpesvirus 2, Saimiriine - The type species of RHADINOVIRUS, in the subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, isolated from squirrel monkey...

Herpesvirus 3, Equid - A species of VARICELLOVIRUS causing coital exanthema in horses....

Herpesvirus 3, Gallid - A species in the genus MAREK'S DISEASE-LIKE VIRUSES, in the family HERPESVIRIDAE, infecting chickens...

Herpesvirus 3, Human - The type species of VARICELLOVIRUS causing CHICKENPOX (varicella) and HERPES ZOSTER (shingles) in hu...

Herpesvirus 4, Bovine - A species in the genus RHADINOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting cattle....

Herpesvirus 4, Equid - A species of VARICELLOVIRUS and the chief cause of rhinopneumonitis in horses....

Herpesvirus 4, Human - The type species of LYMPHOCRYPTOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting B-cells in humans. It...

Herpesvirus 5, Bovine - A species of VARICELLOVIRUS that causes a fatal MENINGOENCEPHALITIS in calves....

Herpesvirus 6, Human - The type species of ROSEOLOVIRUS isolated from patients with AIDS and other LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISO...

Herpesvirus 7, Human - A species in the genus ROSEOLOVIRUS, of the family HERPESVIRIDAE. It was isolated from activated, C...

Herpesvirus 8, Human - A species in the genus RHADINOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, isolated from patients with AIDS-...

Human bocavirus - A member of the family PARVOVIRIDAE, subfamily PARVOVIRINAE, originally isolated from human nasophar...

Human papillomavirus 11 - A type of ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS causing recurrent respiratory PAPILLOMATOSIS; GENITAL WARTS; and other...

Human papillomavirus 16 - A type of ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS especially associated with malignant tumors of the CERVIX and the RESP...

Human papillomavirus 18 - A type of human papillomavirus especially associated with malignant tumors of the genital and RESPIR...

Human papillomavirus 6 - A type of ALPHAPAPILLOMAVIRUS usually associated with GENITAL WARTS; and LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS....

Ictalurivirus - An unassigned genus in the family HERPESVIRIDAE, comprising one species Ictalurid herpesvirus 1 (Cha...

Iltovirus - A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE, with a single species: HERPESVIRU...

Inoviridae - A family of rod-shaped or filamentous bacteriophages consisting of single-stranded DNA. There are tw...

Inovirus - A genus of filamentous bacteriophages of the family INOVIRIDAE. Organisms of this genus infect enter...

Iridoviridae - A family of large icosahedral DNA viruses infecting insects and poikilothermic vertebrates. Genera i...

Iridovirus - A genus of IRIDOVIRIDAE comprising small iridescent insect viruses. The infected larvae and purified...

JC Virus - A species of POLYOMAVIRUS, originally isolated from the brain of a patient with progressive multifoc...

Kappapapillomavirus - A genus of DNA viruses in the family PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE, causing cutaneous and mucosal lesions in rabb...

Lambdapapillomavirus - A genus of DNA viruses in the family papilloviridae, causing mucosal and cutaneous lesions in cats a...

Leporipoxvirus - A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, consisting of ether-sensitive viruses ...

Lipothrixviridae - Family of enveloped, lipid-containing, filamentous DNA viruses that infect ARCHAEA....

Lumpy skin disease virus - A species of CAPRIPOXVIRUS causing a cattle disease occurring in Africa....

Lymphocryptovirus - A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting B-cells in humans and n...

Maize streak virus - The type species of genus Mastrevirus, family GEMINIVIRIDAE....

Mardivirus - A genus in the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE, associated with malignancy in bir...

Mastadenovirus - A genus of ADENOVIRIDAE that infects MAMMALS including humans and causes a wide range of diseases. T...

Microviridae - A large family of lytic bacteriophages infecting enterobacteria; SPIROPLASMA; BDELLOVIBRIO; and CHLA...

Microvirus - A genus of bacteriophages of the family MICROVIRIDAE. The genome consists of isometric single-strand...

Mimiviridae - A family of nucleocytoplasmic, large, double-stranded DNA viruses with extremely complex genomes....

Mink enteritis virus - A species of the genus PARVOVIRUS and a host range variant of FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA VIRUS. It causes ...

Minute virus of mice - The type species of PARVOVIRUS prevalent in mouse colonies and found as a contaminant of many transp...

Molluscipoxvirus - A genus of POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, infecting humans. Transmission is by direct conta...

Molluscum contagiosum virus - A species of MOLLUSCIPOXVIRUS causing skin lesions in humans. It is transmitted by direct contact or...

Monkeypox virus - A species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS causing an epidemic disease among captive primates....

Mupapillomavirus - A genus of DNA viruses in the family PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE, causing cutaneous lesions in humans....

Muromegalovirus - A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily BETAHERPESVIRINAE, causing infection involving severa...

Myoviridae - A family of BACTERIOPHAGES and ARCHAEAL VIRUSES which are characterized by complex contractile tails...

Myxoma virus - The type species of LEPORIPOXVIRUS causing infectious myxomatosis, a severe generalized disease, in ...

Nanoviridae - A family of DNA viruses infecting plants and transmitted by APHIDS. Genera include NANOVIRUS and BAB...

Nanovirus - A genus in the family NANOVIRIDAE containing multiple circular single-stranded DNA molecules. The ty...

Nimaviridae - A family of DNA invertebrate viruses with one genus: Whispovirus....

Nucleopolyhedrovirus - A genus of the family BACULOVIRIDAE, subfamily Eubaculovirinae, characterized by the formation of cr...

Orf virus - The type species of PARAPOXVIRUS which causes a skin infection in natural hosts, usually young sheep...

Orthohepadnavirus - A genus of HEPADNAVIRIDAE causing hepatitis in humans, woodchucks ( HEPATITIS B VIRUS, WOODCHUCK) a...

Orthopoxvirus - A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, comprising many species infecting mamm...

Papillomaviridae - A family of small, non-enveloped DNA viruses infecting birds and most mammals, especially humans. Th...

Parapoxvirus - A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, which infect ungulates and may infect ...

Parvoviridae - A family of very small DNA viruses containing a single molecule of single-stranded DNA and consistin...

Parvovirinae - A subfamily of DNA vertebrate viruses, in the family PARVOVIRIDAE. There are three genera: PARVOVIRU...

Parvovirus - A genus of the family PARVOVIRIDAE, subfamily PARVOVIRINAE, infecting a variety of vertebrates inclu...

Parvovirus B19, Human - The type species of ERYTHROVIRUS and the etiological agent of ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM, a disease most c...

Parvovirus, Canine - A species of the genus PARVOVIRUS and a host range variant of FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA VIRUS. It causes ...

Parvovirus, Porcine - A species of PARVOVIRUS causing reproductive failure in pigs....

Phycodnaviridae - A family of DNA plant viruses that infect eukaryotic algae....

Plectrovirus - A genus of bacteriophages of the family INOVIRIDAE. Organisms of this genus infect Acholeplasma and ...

Podoviridae - A family of bacteriophages which are characterized by short, non-contractile tails....

Polydnaviridae - A family of insect viruses isolated from endoparasitic hymenopteran insects belonging to the familie...

Polyomaviridae - A family of small, non-enveloped DNA viruses, infecting mainly MAMMALS, and containing a single genu...

Polyomavirus - A genus of potentially oncogenic viruses of the family POLYOMAVIRIDAE. These viruses are normally pr...

Poxviridae - A family of double-stranded DNA viruses infecting mammals (including humans), birds and insects. The...

Pseudocowpox virus - A species of PARAPOXVIRUS causing a pox-like disease on udders of cows that may spread to milkers....

Ranavirus - A genus of IRIDOVIRIDAE which infects amphibians. It is non-pathogenic for its natural host, Rana pi...

Rhadinovirus - A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting New World primates and ...

Roseolovirus - A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily BETAHERPESVIRINAE, whose viruses have been isolated f...

Rudiviridae - Family of rod-shaped DNA viruses infecting ARCHAEA. They lack viral envelopes or lipids....

Siadenovirus - A genus of ADENOVIRIDAE comprising species including viruses of frogs (FROGS AND TOADS) and TURKEYS....

Simian virus 40 - A species of POLYOMAVIRUS originally isolated from Rhesus monkey kidney tissue. It produces malignan...

Simplexvirus - A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE, consisting of herpes simplex-like...

Siphoviridae - A family of BACTERIOPHAGES and ARCHAEAL VIRUSES which are characterized by long, non-contractile tai...

Suipoxvirus - A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, containing one species, swinepox virus...

Tectiviridae - A family of lipid-containing bacteriophages with double capsids which infect both gram-negative and ...

Torque teno virus - A species of non-enveloped DNA virus in the genus ANELLOVIRUS, associated with BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS; a...

Tungrovirus - A genus of DNA plant viruses in the family CAULIMOVIRIDAE. The sole species, Rice tungro bacilliform...

Vaccinia virus - The type species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS, related to COWPOX VIRUS, but whose true origin is unknown. It has...

Varicellovirus - A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE. Its species include those causing...

Variola virus - A species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS causing infections in humans. No infections have been reported since 1977...

White spot syndrome virus 1 - A species of DNA virus, in the genus WHISPOVIRUS, infecting PENAEID SHRIMP....

Xipapillomavirus - A genus of DNA viruses in the family PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE, causing cutaneous or mucosal papillomas in ca...

Yaba monkey tumor virus - The type species of YATAPOXVIRUS, a tumor-producing DNA virus discovered in monkeys in Yaba, Nigeria...

Yatapoxvirus - A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, causing tumors in primates. The type s...