One of the three subfamilies within the family Herpesviridae.
Alphaherpesvirinae
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Alphaherpesvirinae is a subfamily of Herpesviridae primarily distinguished by reproducing more quickly than other subfamilies of Herpesviridae. In animal virology the most important herpesviruses belong to the Alphaherpesvirinae. Pseudorabies virus is the causative agent of Aujeszky's disease in pigs and bovine herpesvirus 1 is the causative agent of bovine infectious rhinotracheitis and pustular vulvovaginitis.[1][2]
Examples include: [3]
- Simplexvirus
- Ateline herpesvirus 1
- Bovine herpesvirus 2
- Cercopithecine herpesvirus 2
- Human herpesvirus 1 (Herpes simplex virus-1, HSV-1)
- Human herpesvirus 2 (Herpes simplex virus-2, HSV-2)
- Macacine herpesvirus 1 (previously Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1)
- Macropodid herpesvirus 1 & 2
- Papiine herpesvirus 2 (previously Cercopithecine herpesvirus 16)
- Saimiriine herpesvirus 1
- Varicellovirus
- Bovine herpesvirus 1
- Bovine herpesvirus 5
- Bubaline herpesvirus 1
- Canid herpesvirus 1
- Caprine herpesvirus 1
- Cercopithecine herpesvirus 9
- Cervid herpesvirus 1 & 2
- Equid herpesvirus 1, 3, 4, 6 (tentative), 8 & 9
- Felid herpesvirus 1
- Human herpesvirus 3 (Varicella zoster virus, VZV)
- Phocid herpesvirus 1
- Suid herpesvirus 1
- Mardivirus
- Columbid herpesvirus 1
- Gallid herpesvirus 2
- Gallid herpesvirus 3
- Meleagrid herpesvirus 1
- Iltovirus
- Gallid herpesvirus 1
- Psittacid herpesvirus 1
- Chelonid herpesvirus 5 (proposed)
- Chelonid herpesvirus 6
See also
References
- ^ Mettenleiter et al. (2008). "Molecular Biology of Animal Herpesviruses". Animal Viruses: Molecular Biology. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-22-6.
- ^ Sandri-Goldin RM (editor). (2006). Alpha Herpesviruses: Molecular and Cellular Biology. Caister Academic Press. ISBN 978-1-904455-09-7 . http://www.horizonpress.com/ahv.
- ^ Taxonomic Proposals from the Herpesviridae Study Group
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