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<h2>Virus Classification: The Baltimore System</h2></center>
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<font size="+1">Group I.  Double-stranded DNA viruses</font>
== Group I.  Double-stranded DNA viruses ==
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Replicate using host or viral DNA polymerase.  
Replicate using host or viral DNA polymerase.  
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<font size="+1">Group II.  Single-stranded DNA</font>
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Genome consists of (+) sense DNA.  Requires a host DNA polymerase to generate the complementary strand.  Non-enveloped.
Genome consists of (+) sense DNA.  Requires a host DNA polymerase to generate the complementary strand.  Non-enveloped.
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<font size="+1">Group III.  Double-stranded RNA</font>
== Group III.  Double-stranded RNA ==
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Requires viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase; usually packages the polymerase before exiting host cell.
Requires viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase; usually packages the polymerase before exiting host cell.
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<font size="+1">Group IV.  (+) Sense single-stranded RNA viruses</font>
== Group IV.  (+) Sense single-stranded RNA viruses ==
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Require viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase to generate (-) template for progeny (+) genome.  Usually non-segmented.
Require viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase to generate (-) template for progeny (+) genome.  Usually non-segmented.
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<font size ="+1">Group V.  (-) Sense single-stranded RNA viruses</font>
== Group V.  (-) Sense single-stranded RNA viruses ==
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Require viral RNA-dependent RNA transcriptase.
Require viral RNA-dependent RNA transcriptase.
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<font size="+1">Group VI.  RNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses (Retroviruses)</font>
== Group VI.  RNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses (Retroviruses) ==
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Require viral reverse transcriptase to generate DNA copy for integration into host chromosome.  Package transcriptase before exiting host cell.
Require viral reverse transcriptase to generate DNA copy for integration into host chromosome.  Package transcriptase before exiting host cell.
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<font size="+1">Group VII.  DNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses (Pararetroviruses)</font>
== Group VII.  DNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses (Pararetroviruses) ==
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DNA is transcribed to RNA intermediate; reverse-transcribed to DNA.  Infects plant cells, which have cytoplasmic reverse transcriptase; or package a viral reverse transcriptase.
DNA is transcribed to RNA intermediate; reverse-transcribed to DNA.  Infects plant cells, which have cytoplasmic reverse transcriptase; or package a viral reverse transcriptase.

Revision as of 19:59, 7 June 2006

Viral Biorealm


Authors:


Molly Schlemmer '08, Shrochis Karki '09, Daniel Barich '05, Ryotaro Tashiro '09


Virus Classification: The Baltimore System


Group I. Double-stranded DNA viruses

Replicate using host or viral DNA polymerase.

Non-enveloped bacteriophages: Myoviridae, Siphoviridae, Tectiviridae.
Non-enveloped animal viruses: Adenoviridae, Papovaviridae, Phycodnaviridae, Iridoviridae.
Enveloped animal viruses: Herpesviridae, Poxviridae, Baculoviridae.


Group II. Single-stranded DNA

Genome consists of (+) sense DNA. Requires a host DNA polymerase to generate the complementary strand. Non-enveloped.

Non-enveloped bacteriophages: Inoviridae.
Archaeal virus: Fusellovirus.
Non-enveloped animal viruses: Parvoviridae, Circoviridae.
Non-enveloped plant viruses: Geminiviridae.


Group III. Double-stranded RNA

Requires viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase; usually packages the polymerase before exiting host cell.

Non-segmented, enveloped, bacteriophage: Cystoviridae.
Segmented, non-enveloped, animal and plant hosts: Reoviridae, Birnaviridae, Varicosaviridae.


Group IV. (+) Sense single-stranded RNA viruses

Require viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase to generate (-) template for progeny (+) genome. Usually non-segmented.

Non-enveloped bacteriophages: Leviviridae.
Non-enveloped animal and plant viruses: Bromoviridae, Picornaviridae, Tobamoviridae, Potyviridae.
Enveloped animal and plant viruses: Coronaviridae, Flaviviridae, Togaviridae.


Group V. (-) Sense single-stranded RNA viruses

Require viral RNA-dependent RNA transcriptase.

Segmented, enveloped: Orthomyxoviridae.
Nonsegmented, enveloped: Filoviridae, Rhabdoviridae, Paramyxoviridae.
Segmented (+/-) strand enveloped: Arenaviridae, Bunyaviridae.


Group VI. RNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses (Retroviruses)

Require viral reverse transcriptase to generate DNA copy for integration into host chromosome. Package transcriptase before exiting host cell.

Retroviridae


Group VII. DNA Reverse Transcribing Viruses (Pararetroviruses)

DNA is transcribed to RNA intermediate; reverse-transcribed to DNA. Infects plant cells, which have cytoplasmic reverse transcriptase; or package a viral reverse transcriptase.

Non-enveloped plant viruses: Caulimoviridae, Badnaviridae.
Enveloped animal viruses: Hepadnaviridae.