Hepadnaviridae
Sign in to saveHepadnaviridae is a family of viruses. Humans, apes, and birds serve as natural hosts. The family contains five genera. Its best-known member is hepatitis B virus. Diseases associated with this family include: liver infections, such as hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinomas (chronic infections), and cirrhosis. It is the sole accepted family in the order Blubervirales.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumArtverviricota
- ClassRevtraviricetes
- OrderBlubervirales
- FamilyHepadnaviridae
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Research
36,732 papers- ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hepadnaviridae.The Journal of general virology · 2020
- Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Viruses · 2022
- Structure and function of the encapsidation signal of hepadnaviridae.Journal of viral hepatitis · 1998
- Hepatitis B Virus Nucleocapsid Assembly.Journal of molecular biology · 2025
- Early mesozoic coexistence of amniotes and hepadnaviridae.PLoS genetics · 2014
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- History and discovery
- Genome
- Viral polymerase
- Envelope proteins
- Replication
- Structure
- Evolution
- Nackednaviridae
- Cell tropism
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Hepadnaviridae is a family of viruses. Humans, apes, and birds serve as natural hosts. The family contains five genera. Its best-known member is hepatitis B virus. Diseases associated with this family include: liver infections, such as hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinomas (chronic infections), and cirrhosis. It is the sole accepted family in the order Blubervirales.
==Taxonomy== The following genera are recognized: Avihepadnavirus Orthohepadnavirus Herpetohepadnavirus Metahepadnavirus Parahepadnavirus
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