Virus question

[Tim Fitzmaurice]

On 27 Jun 1995 ajmst37 at vms.cis.pitt.edu wrote:
> hello,
> I was just wondering if anyone could tell me the 5 classes of viruses.
> I think there are five classes (if they are even called classes).  All
> I know is there is one called filoviridae with ebola and marburg and
> one called bunyaviridae with hantavirus.  If anyone could also tell me
> the major viruses in each class, I would appreciate it.  I am a 3rd year
> biology undergraduate, and am just curious as to what viruses fit in
> which group.
There are  a lot more than five families of viruses....

Picornaviridae eg polioviruses, coxsackieviruses.
Calciviridae eg Vesicular exanthema viruses 1-12
Togaviridae eg Rubella, equine encephalitis viruses
Flaviviridae eg Yellow fever virus
Coronaviridae eg Human coronaviruses
Filoviruses eg Ebola (pander to media time)
Paramyxoviridae eg Mumps and measles virus
Orthomyxoviruses eg Influenzaviruses Human, equine, fowl etc
Bunyaviridae eg Hantavirus
Arenaviridae eg Lassa virus
Reoviridae eg Orungo virus
Birnaviridae eg infectious pancreatic necrosis virus of fish
Retroviridae eg HIV,FIV,HTLV1, Visna, equine infectious anaemia virus
Hepadnaviridae eg Hepatitis B
Parvoviridae eg Canine parvovirus
Papovaviridae eg the papilloma viruses
Adenoviridae eg Equine adenovirus, infectious canine adenovirus
Herpeviridae eg Varicella-Zoster, Herpes-simplex, Epstein Barr, Equine 
               herpesviruses 1-5, Canine herpesvirus, channel catfish virus.
Poxviridae eg Variola, cowpox virus, vaccinia
Iridoviridae eg Some frog viruses

There are some unclassified viruses as well.

Ah, Fields Virology is a help isn't it, people?

Each of the above families uis broken down into several subgroups (genus)
and then the individual species mentioned as examples.
A wide range of families covering a wide range of species.

Now I don't knowe if I have missed some families that are specific to 
plants (Ed, can you tell us?)

Tim