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Herpesviridae is divided into three subfamilies.
Herpesviridae is divided into three subfamilies.
Related families are Alloherpesviridae, a family of herpesviruses of fish, with genera cyprinivirus, ictalurivirus and salmonivirus); and Malacoherpesviridae, in which the genus ostreavirus contains the herpesvirus of oysters
1. '''Alphaherpesvirinae''' contains four genera:-
::(a) iltovirus: [[Avian Infectious Laryngotracheitis|infectious laryngotracheitis virus (gallid herpesvirus 1)]] and psittacid herpesvirus 1.
::(b) mardivirus: [[Mareks Disease|Marek's disease virus (gallid herpesvirus 3)]], [[Duck Plague Virus|duck plague virus (anatid herpesvirus 1)]], turkey (or meleagrid) herpesvirus 1.
::(c) simplexvirus: [[Bovine Herpesvirus 2|bovine herpesvirus 2]], leporid herpexvirus 4.
::(d) varicellovirus: [[Bovine Herpesvirus 1|bovine herpesviruses 1]] and [[Bovine Herpesvirus 5|5]]; [[Canine Herpesvirus 1|canine]], caprine, [[Feline Herpesvirus 1|feline]] and cervid herpesviruses; [[Equine Herpesvirus 1|equid herpesvirus 1]] (equine abortion virus), [[Equine Herpesvirus 3|equid herpesvirus 3 (equine coital exanthema virus)]], [[Equine Rhinopneumonitis|equid herpesvirus 4 (equine rhinopneumonitis virus)]]; [[Suid Herpesvirus 1|suid herpesvirus 1 (the virus of Aujeszky's disease = pseudorabies)]].
2. '''Betaherpesvirinae''' contains the genus cytomegalovirus.
3. '''Gammaherpesvirinae''' contains three genera:-
::(a) macavirus: [[Malignant Catarrhal Fever Virus|malignant catarrhal fever [MCF] virus (alcelaphine herpesvirus 2)]], hartbeest MCF virus (alcelaphine herpesvirus 1), sheep associated MCF virus (ovine herpesvirus 2), bovine herpesvirus 6, ovine herpesvirus 2, caprine herpesvirus 2, suid herpesviruses 3, 4 and 5.
::(b) percavirus: equid herpesviruses 2 and 5, mustelid herpesvirus 1
::(c) rhadinovirus: [[Bovine Herpesvirus 4|bovine herpesvirus 4]]
Related families are [[Alloherpesviridae]], a family of herpesviruses of fish, with genera cyprinivirus, ictalurivirus and salmonivirus); and Malacoherpesviridae, in which the genus ostreavirus contains the herpesvirus of oysters.
[[Category:Herpesviridae]]