Table 1.
Overview of published BAC systems for species of the order Herpesvirales. Common species names, corresponding acronyms, taxon names, genome sizes, and references for the first BAC construct of every species are given. *Common names and acronyms are as they were used in the listed reference.
| Virus | Acronym* | Taxon name | Genome size | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common name* | ||||
| Herpesviridae | ||||
| Alphaherpesvirinae | ||||
| Bovine herpesvirus 1 | BoHV-1 | Bovine herpesvirus 1 | 135 kbp | [15] |
| Canine herpesvirus | CHV | Canid herpesvirus 1 | 160 kbp | [16] |
| Equine herpesvirus 1 | EHV-1 | Equid herpesvirus 1 | 150 kbp | [17] |
| Equine herpesvirus 4 | EHV-4 | Equid herpesvirus 4 | 146 kbp | [18] |
| Felid herpesvirus 1 | FeHV-1 | Felid herpesvirus 1 | 136 kbp | [19] |
| Herpes simplex virus 1 | HSV-1 | Human herpesvirus 1 | 152 kbp | [20] |
| Herpes simplex virus 2 | HSV-2 | Human herpesvirus 2 | 155 kbp | [21] |
| Herpesvirus of turkey | HVT | Meleagrid herpesvirus 1 | 160 kbp | [22] |
| Marek's disease virus | MDV | Gallid herpesvirus 2 | 178 kbp | [23] |
| Pseudorabies virus | PRV | Suid herpesvirus 1 | 142 kbp | [24] |
| Simian varicella virus | SVV | Cercopithecine herpesvirus 9 | 125 kbp | [25] |
| Varicella-zoster virus | VZV | Human herpesvirus 3 | 125 kbp | [26] |
| Betaherpesvirinae | ||||
| Guinea pig cytomegalovirus | GPCMV | Caviid herpesvirus 2 | 220 kbp | [27] |
| Human cytomegalovirus | HCMV | Human herpesvirus 5 | 229 kbp | [28] |
| Human herpes virus 6A | HHV-6A | Human herpesvirus 6 | 159 kbp | [29] |
| Mouse cytomegalovirus | MCMV | Murid herpesvirus 1 | 230 kbp | [14] |
| Rhesus cytomegalovirus | RhCMV | Macacine herpesvirus 3 | 221 kbp | [30] |
| Gammaherpesvirinae | ||||
| Bovine herpesvirus 4 | BoHV-4 | Bovine herpesvirus 4 | 171 kbp | [31] |
| Epstein-Barr virus | EBV | Human herpesvirus 4 | 172 kbp | [32] |
| Herpesvirus saimiri | HVS | Saimiriine herpesvirus 2 | 113 kbp | [33] |
| Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus | KSHV | Human herpesvirus 8 | 137 kbp | [34] |
| Murine gammaherpesvirus 68 | MHV-68 | Murid herpesvirus 4 | 119 kbp | [8] |
| Rhesus lymphocryptovirus | rhLCV | Macacine herpesvirus 4 | 171 kbp | [35] |
| Rhesus rhadinovirus | RRV | Macacine herpesvirus 5 | 133 kbp | [36] |
| Unassigned | ||||
| Duck enteritis virus | DEV | Anatid herpesvirus 1 | 158 kbp | [37] |
| Alloherpesviridae | ||||
| Channel catfish herpesvirus | CCV | Ictalurid herpesvirus 1 | 134 kbp | [38] |
| Koi Herpesvirus | KHV | Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 | 295 kbp | [39] |