… Herpesviruses infect a wide variety of animals from mollusks to mammals. Herpesviruses
belong to the most complex and most widespread viruses. Herpesvirus replication is a complex …

In nature, herpesviruses infect both vertebrate and non-… They are known as the human
herpesviruses and are herpes … -Barr virus, human herpesvirus 6, human herpesvirus 7 and, most …

The first volume of the nineteen-volume series entitled Comprehensive Virology was published
in 1974 and the last is yet to appear. We noted in 1974 that virology as a discipline had …

Herpesviruses are highly successful viruses because they transmit to many individuals in all
populations, often without causing obvious symptoms. However, they are responsible for …

… large number of herpesviruses detected only as DNA sequences by polymerase chain reaction.
… herpesvirus accessions is discussed, and insights into particular aspects of herpesvirus …

… genes also in other herpesviruses. Protein designations … Herpesvirus capsids form in the
nucleus where the capsid … the terminase represents the only herpesvirus-specific protein …

… Organized into 21 chapters, this book starts with an overview of the classification of the
herpesvirus and proceeds to explore the origins and phylogeny of the herpesviruses. This text …

Herpesviruses engage multiple receptors during viral entry. Some are considered binding
receptors only, in that engagement with these receptors may be reversible and may serve to …

… that three distinct groupings of herpesviruses exist: the first … consisting of a single invertebrate
herpesvirus. Within each of the … between herpesviruses and tailed DNA bacteriophages. …

… The hallmark of herpesvirus infection is the ability to establish latency and … , herpesviruses
are not cleared from the body, but remain latent in cells that are specific to each herpesvirus. …