Module 1 : General Concepts

Lecture 3: Virus Shapes

 

Table 3.1. Shape of viruses belonging to different families

 

Family

Shape

Poxviridae

Pleomorphic

Iridoviridae

Icosahedral

Asfarviridae

Spherical

Herpesviridae

Icosahedral

Adenoviridae

Icosahedral

Polyomaviridae

Icosahedral

Papillomaviridae

Icosahedral

Hepadnaviridae

Spherical

Circoviridae

Icosahedral

Parvoviridae

Icosahedral

Retroviridae

Spherical

Reoviridae

Icosahedral

Birnaviridae

Icosahedral

Paramyxoviridae

Pleomorphic

Rhabdoviridae

Bullet shaped

Filoviridae

Filamentous

Bornaviridae

Spherical

Orthomyxoviridae

Pleomorphic

Bunyaviridae

Spherical

Arenaviridae

Spherical

Coronaviridae

Spherical

Arteriviridae

Spherical

Picornaviridae

Icosahedral

Caliciviridae

Icosahedral

Astroviridae

Icosahedral

Togaviridae

Spherical

Flaviviridae

Spherical