Abstract
The classification of herpes viruses has recently been updated [1, http://www. ictvonline.org]. Morphologically, herpes viruses are distinct from all other viruses. A linear, double-stranded DNA genome of 125–290 kbp is contained within a T = 16 icosahedral capsid, which is surrounded by a proteinaceous matrix, dubbed the tegument, and then by a lipid envelope containing membrane-associated proteins. Genetically, herpes viruses fall into three distinct groupings that are related only tenuously to each other. These groupings consist of viruses of mammals, birds and reptiles, viruses of fish and frogs, and a single virus of bivalves [1]. In the order Herpesvirales, the cytomegalovirus (also named as the human herpes virus 5) belongs to the family of Herpesviridae and the subfamily of Betaherpesvirinae.
Keywords
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
- Major Histocompatibility Complex Class
- Human Cytomegalovirus
- Cytomegalovirus Infection
- Transporter Associate With Antigen Processing
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Halwachs-Baumann, G. (2011). Virus-host interaction for defence and transmission. In: Halwachs-Baumann, G. (eds) Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0208-4_2
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