Transmission electron microscopy micrograph showing Hepatitis B virus virions
Virus classification
(unranked):
Virus
Realm:
Riboviria
Kingdom:
Pararnavirae
Phylum:
Artverviricota
Class:
Revtraviricetes
Order:
Blubervirales
Family:
Hepadnaviridae
Genus:
Orthohepadnavirus
Species:
Hepatitis B virus
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a partially double-stranded DNA virus,[1] a species of the genus Orthohepadnavirus and a member of the Hepadnaviridae family of viruses.[2][3] This virus causes the disease hepatitis B.[4]
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^Hunt R (21 November 2007). "Hepatitis viruses". University of Southern California, Department of Pathology and Microbiology. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
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