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Table 3 A genome-wide comparative survey of human viruses of disparate sizes and transcription strategies

From: Domain analysis of symbionts and hosts (DASH) in a genome-wide survey of pathogenic human viruses

Virus name

Virus type

Viral transcription

Protein-coding genes

Shared genes

% Genome shared

Human herpesvirus 8

DNA

Non-retro-transcribing

86

25

29.1

Human parvovirus B19

DNA

Non-retro-transcribing

3

0

0.0

Human herpesvirus 4

DNA

Non-retro-transcribing

94

12

12.8

Human herpesvirus 5

DNA

Non-retro-transcribing

165

14

8.5

Hepatitis B virus

DNA

Retro-transcribing

7

1

14.3

Human T-lymphotropic virus 1

RNA

Retro-transcribing

11

6

54.5

Human immunodeficiency virus 1

RNA

Retro-transcribing

27

11

40.7

Human T-lymphotropic virus 2

RNA

Retro-transcribing

10

3

30.0

Zaire ebolavirus

RNA

Non-retro-transcribing

9

0

0.0

Rotavirus A

RNA

Non-retro-transcribing

12

0

0.0

Influenza A virus (A/Puerto Rico/8/34(H1N1))

RNA

Non-retro-transcribing

13

0

0.0