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. 2020 Mar 24;8(3):461. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8030461

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.