Betaherpesvirinae
Sign in to saveBetaherpesvirinae is a subfamily of viruses in the order Herpesvirales and in the family Herpesviridae. Mammals serve as natural hosts. There are 26 species in this subfamily, divided among 5 genera. Diseases associated with this subfamily include: human cytomegalovirus (HHV-5): congenital CMV infection; HHV-6: 'sixth disease' (also known as roseola infantum or exanthem subitum); HHV-7: symptoms analogous to the 'sixth disease'.
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- OrderHerpesvirales
- FamilyHerpesviridae
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Research
29,570 papers- Intratumoural vaccination via checkpoint degradation-coupled antigen presentation.Nature · 2026
- Immune surveillance of cytomegalovirus in tissues.Cellular & molecular immunology · 2024
- [Human Herpesvirus-6B Encephalitis].Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyu no shinpo · 2026
- [Resistance to antiviral drugs in human viruses from the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae].Voprosy virusologii · 2022
- Human lung CD8(+) tissue-resident memory T cell-derived interferon-γ orchestrates subset-specific antiviral programming in airway epithelial cells.Immunity · 2025
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Betaherpesvirinae is a subfamily of viruses in the order Herpesvirales and in the family Herpesviridae. Mammals serve as natural hosts. There are 26 species in this subfamily, divided among 5 genera. Diseases associated with this subfamily include: human cytomegalovirus (HHV-5): congenital CMV infection; HHV-6: 'sixth disease' (also known as roseola infantum or exanthem subitum); HHV-7: symptoms analogous to the 'sixth disease'.
== Genera == Betaherpesvirinae consists of the following five genera: Cytomegalovirus Muromegalovirus Proboscivirus Quwivirus Roseolovirus
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