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===DNA viruses=== {{further|DNA virus}} Viruses with a DNA [[genome]], except for the DNA [[Virus classification#Reverse transcribing viruses|reverse transcribing viruses]], are members of three of the four recognized [[Realm (virology)|viral realms]]: ''[[Duplodnaviria]]'', ''[[Monodnaviria]]'', and ''[[Varidnaviria]]''. But the ''[[incertae sedis]]'' order ''[[Ligamenvirales]]'', and many other ''incertae sedis'' families and genera, are also used to classify DNA viruses. The domains ''Duplodnaviria'' and ''Varidnaviria'' consist of double-stranded DNA viruses; other double-stranded DNA viruses are ''incertae sedis''. The domain ''Monodnaviria'' consists of single-stranded DNA viruses that generally encode a [[HUH-tag|HUH]] [[endonuclease]]; other single-stranded DNA viruses are ''incertae sedis''.<ref name="Virus Taxonomy 2019">{{cite web|url=https://ictv.global/taxonomy|title=Virus Taxonomy: 2019 Release|website=talk.ictvonline.org|publisher=International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses|access-date=26 April 2020}}</ref> * '''Group I''': viruses possess double-stranded DNA. Viruses that cause [[chickenpox]] and [[herpes]] are found here. * '''Group II''': viruses possess single-stranded DNA. {| class="wikitable" |+Examples of DNA viruses |- ! Virus family ! Examples (common names) ! Virion<br /> naked/enveloped ! Capsid<br />symmetry ! Nucleic acid type ! Group |- | 1. ''[[Adenoviridae]]'' | [[Canine hepatitis virus]], Some types of the [[common cold]] | Naked | Icosahedral | ds | I |- | 2. ''[[Papovaviridae]]'' | [[JC virus]], [[Human papillomavirus infection|HPV]] | Naked | Icosahedral | ds circular | I |- | 3. ''[[Parvoviridae]]'' | Human [[parvovirus B19]], [[canine parvovirus]] | Naked | Icosahedral | ss | II |- | 4. ''[[Herpesviridae]]'' | [[Herpes simplex virus]], [[varicella-zoster virus]], [[cytomegalovirus]], [[Epstein–Barr virus]] | [[Viral envelope|Enveloped]] | Icosahedral | ds | I |- | 5. ''[[Poxviridae]]'' | [[Smallpox virus]], [[cowpox]], [[myxoma virus]], [[monkeypox]], [[vaccinia virus]] | Complex coats | Complex | ds | I |- | 6. ''[[Anelloviridae]]'' | Torque teno virus | Naked | Icosahedral | ss circular | II |- | {{nowrap|7. ''[[Pleolipoviridae]]''}} | [[Haloarcula hispanica pleomorphic virus 1|HHPV1]], [[Halorubrum pleomorphic virus 1|HRPV1]] | Enveloped | | ss/ds linear/circular | I/II |}
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