Description may not cover all sections listed and therefore some links may not be functional at present. Cytopathology Antigenic Properties Serological Relationships Diagnosis Biological Properties Symptoms and Host Range Transmission Geographic Distribution Ecology and Control Diagnostic and Methods Taxonomic Structure General Comments References Data sources and Contributors Related Databases Additional Data Sources and Teaching aids Taxonomy Virus Code . Virus Accession number 31100000. Herpes simplex virus. Virus infects vertebrates.
Description is on taxonomic level of subfamily.
150-200 nm in diameter. Nucleocapsid surrounded by the tegument that consists of globular material which is frequently asymmetrically distributed and may be variable in amount. Nucleocapsids appear to be angular. Surface capsomer arrangement obvious. Core consists of a fibrillar spool on which the DNA is wrapped.