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The ''' | The '''herpes simplex virus''' is one of the [[herpes]], [[DNA]] [[virus]]es that are important in causing human disease. | ||
It is "composed of an inner core containing linear double-stranded DNA, surrounded concentrically by an icosahedral capsid of approximately 100 nm, an amorphous layer termed the tegument, and an outer envelope composed of lipids and glycoproteins." (Paula W. Annunziato: Chapter 15 – Herpes Simplex Virus Infections'' in''Gershon: Krugman's Infectious Diseases of Children, 11th ed. Mosby, 2004) | It is "composed of an inner core containing linear double-stranded DNA, surrounded concentrically by an icosahedral capsid of approximately 100 nm, an amorphous layer termed the tegument, and an outer envelope composed of lipids and glycoproteins." (Paula W. Annunziato: Chapter 15 – Herpes Simplex Virus Infections'' in''Gershon: Krugman's Infectious Diseases of Children, 11th ed. Mosby, 2004) | ||
Revision as of 16:21, 9 January 2008
The herpes simplex virus is one of the herpes, DNA viruses that are important in causing human disease.
It is "composed of an inner core containing linear double-stranded DNA, surrounded concentrically by an icosahedral capsid of approximately 100 nm, an amorphous layer termed the tegument, and an outer envelope composed of lipids and glycoproteins." (Paula W. Annunziato: Chapter 15 – Herpes Simplex Virus Infections inGershon: Krugman's Infectious Diseases of Children, 11th ed. Mosby, 2004)