Table 1.

Human-herpesviruses-encoded miRNAs ¹.

Virus Family	Virus Species	Number of Known Pre-miRNAs	Number of miRNAs	Citations
α herpesviruses	Herpes simplex virus 1	16	27	[5,10,11]
	Herpes simplex virus 2	18	24	[5,12]
β herpesviruses	Human cytomegalovirus	14	21	[13]
γ herpesviruses	Epstein–Barr virus	25	44	[14]
	Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus	13	25	[15,16]

¹ The table represents the number of pre-miRNAs and miRNAs encoded by different herpesviruses.