Adenoviridae
thumb|Adenovirus D26 structural model at atomic resolution
AI overview
Adenoviruses are a family of viruses that can infect humans and other animals, causing various illnesses ranging from respiratory infections to other diseases. They matter because they have become important tools in modern medicine, including their use in developing vaccines and gene therapy treatments.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumPreplasmiviricota
- ClassTectiliviricetes
- OrderRowavirales
- FamilyAdenoviridae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
via GBIF
Research
41,426 papers- Adenoviridae.Intervirology · 1976
- Adenoviridae: second report.Intervirology · 1982
- Adenoviruses.Pediatrics in review · 2005
Article
22 sectionsContents
- Virology
- Classification
- Diversity
- Structure
- Genome
- Replication
- Multiplicity reactivation
- Epidemiology
- Transmission
- Humans
- Animals
- Prevention
- Diagnosis
- Infections
- Treatment
- Use in gene therapy and vaccination
- Gene therapy
- Vaccines
- HIV infection concerns
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Adenovirus D26 structural model at atomic resolution
Adenoviruses (members of the family Adenoviridae) are medium-sized (90–100 nm), nonenveloped (without an outer lipid bilayer) viruses with an icosahedral nucleocapsid containing a double-stranded DNA genome. Their name derives from their initial isolation from human adenoids in 1953.