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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Within Vinony's link graph, Betaherpesvirinae is referenced by 232 other articles, and connects out to Adnaviria, Anelloviridae and DNA virus.
Vinony files it under Betaherpesvirinae, Herpesviridae and Virus subfamilies.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
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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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