Human herpes virus 1 (Herpes simplex virus 1)

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Electron micrographs presented by

Linda Stannard

Department of Medical Microbiology
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa.

"Herpesviruses have an envelope which is surrounding an icosahedral capsid of approximately 100 nm. "

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Taxonomic Descriptions

Virus Species	Virus Genus	Virus Subfamily	Virus Family	Host
human herpesvirus 1 (herpes simplex virus 1)	Simplexvirus	Alphaherpesvirinae	Herpesviridae	Homo sapiens

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