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Human Herpesviruses

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Herpesviridae is a large family of double-stranded DNA viruses having as common structural features an icosahedral nucleocapsid, approximately 100 nm in diameter, a surrounding asymmetric layer of amorphous material, called the tegument, and an envelope containing viral glycoprotein spikes on its outer surface.

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Labò, N., Vago, G., Gerna, G. (2003). Human Herpesviruses. In: Dionisio, D. (eds) Textbook-Atlas of Intestinal Infections in AIDS. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2091-7_23

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