@article{mbs:/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/jgv.0.001415, author = "Magnius, Lars and Mason, William S. and Taylor, John and Kann, Michael and Glebe, Dieter and Dény, Paul and Sureau, Camille and Norder, Heléne and ICTV Report Consortium", title = "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hepadnaviridae", journal= "Journal of General Virology", year = "2020", volume = "101", number = "6", pages = "571-572", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001415", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/jgv.0.001415", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2099", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "ICTV Report", keywords = "Hepadnaviridae", keywords = "hepatitis B virus", keywords = "taxonomy", abstract = "The family Hepadnaviridae comprises small enveloped viruses with a partially double-stranded DNA genome of 3.0–3.4 kb. All family members express three sets of proteins (preC/C, polymerase and preS/S) and replication involves reverse transcription within nucleocapsids in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes. Hepadnaviruses are hepatotropic and infections may be transient or persistent. There are five genera: Parahepadnavirus, Metahepadnavirus, Herpetohepadnavirus, Avihepadnavirus and Orthohepadnavirus. This is a summary of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Report on the family Hepadnaviridae, which is available at ictv.global/report/hepadnaviridae.", }