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Herpesviridae
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Herpesviridae [‚hər·pēz′vir·ə‚dī]
(virology)
A family of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-containing viruses characterized by enveloped virions containing one molecule of double-stranded linear DNA wrapped around an associated spool-shaped protein inside an icosahedron. It includes subfamilies Alphaherpesvirinae (herpes simplex virus group), Betaherpesvirinae (cytomegalovirus group), and Gammaherpesvirinae (lymphoproliferative virus group).


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Seroprevalence of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection and other serologic markers in the Brazilian Amazon.
edulis in the nursery and early grow-out in the field and has been associated with a herpesvirus infection (ostreid herpesvirus 1: OsHV-1) (Comps & Cochennec 1993, Renault et al.
 
 
 
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