Taxonomy of viruses

The taxonomy of viruses is based on the division according to the nucleic acid, whether it is single- or double-stranded or the polarity of the strands. Other features are the presence of the envelope, the shape (or symmetry) of the virion. The taxonomy is constantly being refined and changed. There are only medically important genera and species in the scheme.

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