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. 2007 May 9:769–782. doi: 10.1016/B978-012491543-5/50045-0

Table 41.1.

Cellular Sites of Replication and Assembly of Selected Virus Families

Virus Family Envelope Site of Replication and Neocapsid Assembly Site of Budding (for enveloped viruses)
RNA viruses
Arenavirus + Cytoplasm Plasma membrane
Bunyavirus + Cytoplasm Golgi complex
Coronavirus + Cytoplasm Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Orthomyxovirus + Nucleus and cytoplasm Plasma membrane
Paramyxovirus + Cytoplasm Plasma membrane
Picornavirus
Calicivirus Cytoplasm
Astrovirus Cytoplasm
Reovirus Cytoplasm
Retrovirus + Nucleus and cytoplasm Plasma membrane
Rhabdovirus + Cytoplasm Plasma membrane
Filovirus + Cytoplasm Plasma membrane
Togavirus + Cytoplasm Plasma membrane
Flavivirus + Cytoplasm Endoplasmic reticulum
DNA viruses
Adenovirus Nucleus
Herpesvirus + Nucleus Nuclear envelope
Hepadnavirus + Nucleus Endoplasmic reticulum
Papillomavirus Nucleus
Parvovirus Nucleus
Polyomavirus Nucleus
Poxvirus + Cytoplasm/plasma membrame Cytoplasm