TABLE 1.
Host | No. of virus families |
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Nonenveloped | Enveloped | Total | |
With cell wall | 49 | 10 | 59 |
No cell wall | 30 | 34 | 64 |
Total | 79 | 44 |
The S-layer of Archaea has been treated as cell wall. Note that some virus families can infect hosts with and without cell wall and are therefore present in more than one category.