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. 2020 Oct 6;12(10):1130. doi: 10.3390/v12101130

Table 1.

Virus-encoded DNA/RNA polymerases in various eukaryotic dsDNA viruses.

Family/Genus Name DNA Polymerase RNA Polymerase Genome Size Range
In kingdom Bamfordvirae
Mimiviridae + + 0.4–1.6 Mb
Poxviridae + + 185–360 kb
Iridoviridae + + 100–212 kb
Asfarviridae + + 171–190 kb
Ascoviridae + + 120–200 kb
Coccolithovirus 1 + +/- 407 kb
Marseilleviridae 1 + +/- 350–376 kb
Chlorovirus + - 280–300 kb
Prasinovirus + - 173–199 kb
Adenoviridae + - 25–45 kb
Lavidaviridae - - 17–30 kb
In other kingdoms or unclassified
Pithoviridae + + 610 kb
Pandoraviridae + - 1.8–2.5 Mb
Nimaviridae + - 309 kb
Herpesviridae + - 108–236 kb
Nudiviridae + - 97–232 kb
Baculoviridae + - 80–160 kb
Polydnaviridae - - up to 800 kb
Papillomaviridae - - 7 kb
Polyomaviridae - - 4–5 kb

1 The virus-encoded DNA-dependent RNA polymerase is not packaged in the virion.