Herpesviridae

== Translingual == === Etymology === From New Latin herpes +‎ -viridae. === Proper noun === Herpesviridae A taxonomic family within the order Herpesvirales – herpesviruses, which are double-stranded DNA viruses, responsible for recurring latent infections due their mode of replication. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Virus - kingdom; double-stranded DNA viruses (dsDNA, Group 1) - Baltimore virus classification; Herpesvirales - order Duplodnaviria – realm; Heunggongvirae – kingdom; Peploviricota – phylum; Herviviricetes – class; Herpesvirales – order; - ICTV 2019 ==== Hyponyms ==== (family): Alphaherpesvirinae, Betaherpesvirinae, Gammaherpesvirinae - subfamilies Iguanid herpesvirus - species not assigned to genus or subfamily ==== Derived terms ==== Alloherpesviridae Malacoherpesviridae === References === Herpesviridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Herpesviridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Herpesviridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Herpesviridae at National Center for Biotechnology Information Herpesviridae at the Catalogue of Life Herpesviridae in taxon history at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses