RNA viruses

Distribution of RNA viruses

Unwrapped

With cubic (icosahedral) symmetry

• Reoviridae (ds): genus Rotavirus , ..
• Picornaviridae (ss, +): genus Enterovirus , Rhinovirus , hepatitis A virus
• Caliciviridae (ss, +)
• genus Astroviridae (ss, +)
• hepatitis E virus (ss, +)

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Wrapped

With cubic symmetry

• Togaviridae (ss, +): genus Alphavirus , genus Rubivirus
• Flaviviridae (ss, +): genus Flavivirus: yellow fever virus , tick-borne encephalitis viruses , Japanese encephalitis viruses , dengue fever viruses ; hepatitis C virus ,…
• Retroviridae (ss, +): genus Deltaretrovirus: HTLV I, genus Lentivirus: HIV

With helical symmetry

• Orthomyxoviridae (ss, -): genus Influenzavirus A, B, C
• Bunyaviridae (ss, -): genus Orthobunyavirus , genus Nairovirus , genus Phlebovirus , genus Hantavirus
• Arenaviridae (ss, -): lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, Lassa fever virus
• genus Deltovirus: hepatitis D virus
• Coronaviridae (ss, +): genus Coronavirus ,…

Mononegavirales (ss, -):

• Paramyxoviridae

genus Respirovirus: parainfluenza viruses 1 and 3

genus Rubulavirus: parainfluenza viruses 2, 4a and 4b, mumps virus

genus Morbillivirus

genus Pneumovirus: RS-virus

• Rhabdoviridae: genus Lyssavirus
• Filoviridae : genus Ebolavirus , genus Marburgvirus
• Bornaviridae

Links

Related articles

• Viruses
• Reproduction of RNA viruses
• DNA viruses
• Taxonomy of viruses

External links

http://www.lf2.cuni.cz/info2lf/ustavy/ulm/predn/tax.htm

References

• VOTAVA, Miroslav, et al. Lékařská mikrobiologie speciální. 1. vydání. Brno : Neptun, 2003. ISBN 80-902896-6-5.