Table 1.
Pathogenic herpesviruses of humans *.
| Virus Common Name |
Virus Numeric Name |
Herpesviridae Subfamily | Reference Genome Accession Code | Genome Length | Uracil-DNA Glycosylase Accession Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSV-1 | HHV-1 | Alphaherpesvirinae | NC_001806 | 152222 | YP_009137076 |
| HSV-2 | HHV-2 | NC_001798 | 154675 | YP_009137153 | |
| VZV | HHV-3 | NC_001348 | 124884 | NP_040181 | |
| HCMV | HHV-5 | Betaherpesvirinae | NC_006273 | 235646 | YP_081554 |
| - | HHV-6A | NC_001664 | 159378 | NP_042974 | |
| - | HHV-6B | NC_000898 | 162114 | NP_050260 | |
| - | HHV-7 | NC_001716 | 153080 | YP_073819 | |
| EBV | HHV-4 ** | Gammaherpesvirinae | NC_007605 | 171823 | YP_401679 |
| KSHV | HHV-8 | NC_009333 | 137969 | YP_001129398 |
* The table represents major human pathogens with complete genome records, but does not include zoonotic viruses. ** HHV-4 Type 2 is not included in this table. The dash symbol in the leftmost column indicates there is no common or colloquial name, other than descriptive, e.g. Roseola [causing] virus.