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

Table 2.

List of viruses with RNA genomes

Virus family Examples (common names) Virion (naked/enveloped) Capsid symmetry Nucleic acid type Group
Arenaviridae Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus Enveloped Complex (−) ss V
Astroviridae Astrovirus Naked Icosahedral (+) ss IV
Birnaviridae Infectious bursal disease virus Naked Icosahedral ds III
Bornaviridae Borna disease virus Enveloped Helical (−) ss V
Bunyaviridae California encephalitis virus, Hantaan virus, rift valley fever virus Enveloped Helical (−) ss V
Caliciviridae Norwalk virus, hepatitis E virus, rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus, norovirus Naked Icosahedral (+) ss IV
Coronaviridae Corona virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome virus Enveloped Helical (+) ss IV
Filoviridae Ebola virus, Marburg virus Enveloped Helical (−) ss V
Flaviviridae Dengue virus, hepatitis C virus, yellow fever virus, Japanese encephalitis virus Enveloped Icosahedral (+) ss IV
Orthomyxoviridae Influenza A virus, influenza B virus, influenza C virus, Isavirus, Thogotovirus Enveloped Helical (−) ss V
Paramyxoviridae Measles virus, mumps virus, respiratory syncytial virus, human parainfluenza viruses, Newcastle disease virus, rinderpest virus Enveloped Helical (−) ss V
Picornaviridae Enterovirus 71, Rhinovirus, Hepatovirus, Cardiovirus, Aphthovirus, Poliovirus, Parechovirus, Erbovirus, Kobuvirus, Teschovirus, Coxsackie, hepatitis A virus Naked Icosahedral (+) ss IV
Reoviridae Reovirus, rotavirus, bluetongue virus Naked Icosahedral ds III
Retroviridae Human immunodeficiency virus, simian immunodeficiency virus, Rous sarcoma virus, simian–human immunodeficiency virus, lentivirus, Moloney murine leukemia virus Enveloped – ss-RT VI
Rhabdoviridae Rabies virus Enveloped Helical (−) ss V
Tetraviridae Nudaurelia capensis ω virus Naked Icosahedral (+) ss IV
Togaviridae Rubella virus, alphavirus Enveloped Icosahedral (+) ss IV

Abbreviations: ds, double stranded; (−) ss, negative single stranded; (+) ss, positive single stranded; RT, reverse transcriptase.