Baltimore classification of viruses: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:55, 17 September 2020

Classification based on the way that the virus creates mRNA

Class I: dsDNA

Adenoviridae (unenveloped): adenovirus
Papillomaviridae (unenveloped): human papillomavirus
Polyomaviridae (unenveloped): JC virus, BK virus
Herpesviridae (enveloped)
- Herpes simplex virus
- Varicella-zoster virus
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
Orthopoxviridae (enveloped): smallpox virus, monkeypox virus

Class II: ssDNA

Parvoviridae: parvovirus B19

Class III: dsRNA

Reoviridae (unenveloped): rotavirus

Class IV: (+)ssRNA

Picornaviridae (unenveloped)
- Enterovirus
  - Coxsackie virus
  - Rhinovirus
- Hepatovirus (Hepatitis A)
Caliciviridae (unenveloped): norovirus
Togaviridae (enveloped): Chikungunya virus
Matonaviridae (enveloped): rubella virus
Flaviviridae (enveloped)
Coronaviridae (enveloped): seasonal coronaviruses, SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, MERS-CoV
Hepeviridae (unenveloped): hepatitis E virus

Class V: (–)ssRNA

Orthomyxoviridae (enveloped): influenza virus
Paramyxoviridae (enveloped)
Pneumoviridae (enveloped)
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Human metapneumovirus
Rhabdoviridae (enveloped): rabies virus
Filoviridae (enveloped)
- Ebola virus
- Marburg virus
Arenaviridae (enveloped):
- Lassa virus
- Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Class VI: ssRNA-RT

Retroviridae (enveloped)
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV)

Class VII: dsDNA-RT

Hepadnaviruses (enveloped): Hepatitis B virus

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-* Classification based on the way that the virus creates mRNA
+*Classification based on the way that the virus creates mRNA
-= Class I: dsDNA =
+==Class I: dsDNA==
-* Adenoviridae (unenveloped): [[adenovirus]]
+*Adenoviridae (unenveloped): [[adenovirus]]
+*Papillomaviridae (unenveloped): [[human papillomavirus]]
-* Herpesviridae (enveloped)
-** [[Herpes simplex virus]]
+*Polyomaviridae (unenveloped): [[JC virus]], [[BK virus]]
+*Herpesviridae (enveloped)
-** [[Varicella-zoster virus]]
-** [[Epstein-Barr virus]] (EBV)
+**[[Herpes simplex virus]]
+**[[Varicella-zoster virus]]
-** [[Cytomegalovirus]] (CMV)
+**[[Epstein-Barr virus]] (EBV)
-* Papovaviridae (unenveloped): [[papillomavirus]]
+**[[Cytomegalovirus]] (CMV)
-* Orthopoxviridae (complex coats): [[smallpox virus]]
+*Orthopoxviridae (enveloped): [[smallpox virus]], [[monkeypox virus]]
-= Class II: ssDNA =
+==Class II: ssDNA==
-* Parvoviridae: [[parvovirus B19]]
+*Parvoviridae: [[parvovirus B19]]
-= Class III: dsRNA =
+==Class III: dsRNA==
-* Reoviridae (unenveloped): [[rotavirus]]
+*Reoviridae (unenveloped): [[rotavirus]]
-= Class IV: (+)ssRNA =
+==Class IV: (+)ssRNA==
-* Picornaviridae (unenveloped)
+*Picornaviridae (unenveloped)
-** [[Enterovirus]]
+**[[Enterovirus]]
-** [[Rhinovirus]]
+***[[Coxsackie virus]]
+***[[Rhinovirus]]
-** [[Hepatovirus]] (Hepatitis A)
+**[[Hepatovirus]] (Hepatitis A)
-** [[Coxsackie virus]]
-* Caliciviridae (unenveloped): [[norovirus]]
+*Caliciviridae (unenveloped): [[norovirus]]
-* Togaviridae (enveloped): [[Chikungunya virus]]
+*Togaviridae (enveloped): [[Chikungunya virus]]
-* Matonaviridae (enveloped): [[rubella virus]]
+*Matonaviridae (enveloped): [[rubella virus]]
-* Flaviviridae (enveloped)
+*Flaviviridae (enveloped)
-** [[Dengue virus]]
+**[[Dengue virus]]
-** [[Hepatitis C virus]]
+**[[Hepatitis C virus]]
-** [[Yellow fever virus]]
+**[[Yellow fever virus]]
-** [[Zika virus]]
+**[[Zika virus]]
-* Coronaviridae (enveloped): corona virus
+*Coronaviridae (enveloped): seasonal coronaviruses, [[SARS-CoV]], [[SARS-CoV-2]], [[MERS-CoV]]
-* Hepeviridae (unenveloped): [[hepatitis E virus]]
+*Hepeviridae (unenveloped): [[hepatitis E virus]]
-= Class V: (–)ssRNA =
+==Class V: (–)ssRNA==
-* Orthomyxoviridae (enveloped): [[influenza virus]]
+*Orthomyxoviridae (enveloped): [[influenza virus]]
-* Paramyxoviridae (enveloped)
+*Paramyxoviridae (enveloped)
-** [[Measles virus]]
+**[[Measles virus]]
-** [[Mumps virus]]
+**[[Mumps virus]]
-** [[Parainfluenza virus]]
+**[[Parainfluenza virus]]
+*Pneumoviridae (enveloped)
-** [[Respiratory syncytial virus]] (RSV)
+**[[Respiratory syncytial virus]] (RSV)
-** [[Human metapneumovirus]]
+**[[Human metapneumovirus]]
-* Rhabdoviridae (enveloped): [[rabies virus]]
-* Filoviridae (enveloped)
+*Rhabdoviridae (enveloped): [[rabies virus]]
+*Filoviridae (enveloped)
-** [[Ebola virus]]
-** [[Marburg virus]]
+**[[Ebola virus]]
-* Arenaviridae (enveloped): [[Lassa virus]]
+**[[Marburg virus]]
+*Arenaviridae (enveloped):
+**[[Lassa virus]]
+**[[Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus]]
-= Class VI: ssRNA-RT =
+==Class VI: ssRNA-RT==
-* Retroviridae (enveloped)
+*Retroviridae (enveloped)
-** [[Human immunodeficiency virus]] (HIV)
+**[[Human immunodeficiency virus]] (HIV)
-** [[Human T-lymphotropic virus]] (HTLV)
+**[[Human T-lymphotropic virus]] (HTLV)
-= Class VII: dsDNA-RT =
+==Class VII: dsDNA-RT==
-* Hepadnaviruses (enveloped): [[Hepatitis B virus]]
+*Hepadnaviruses (enveloped): [[Hepatitis B virus]]
 [[Category:Viruses]]