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. 2019 Jul 31:633–656. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.09046-4

Table 1.

List of viruses with DNA genomes

Virus family Examples (common names) Virion (naked/enveloped) Capsid symmetry Nucleic acid type Group
Adenoviridae Adenovirus, canine adenovírus type 2, human adenovirus type 2 and 5 Naked Icosahedral ds I
Baculoviridae Autographa californica multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus Enveloped Helical ds I
Circoviridae Transfusion-transmitted virus Naked Icosahedral ss Circular II
Hepadnaviridae Hepatitis B virus Enveloped Icosahedral ds-RT VII
Herpesviridae Herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein–Barr virus, varicella virus Enveloped Icosahedral ds I
Papillomaviridae Human papillomavirus, bovine papillomavirus Naked Icosahedral ds circular I
Parvoviridae Parvovirus B19, porcine parvovirus, adeno-associated virus Naked Icosahedral ss II
Polyomaviridae Polyomavirus, JC polyomavirus, simian virus 40, goose hemorrhagic polyomavirus, murine polyomavirus Naked Icosahedral ds circular I
Poxviridae Smallpox virus, vaccinia virus Complex coats Complex ds I

Abbreviations: ds, double stranded; ss, single stranded; RT, reverse transcriptase.