Hepatitis B virus | |
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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
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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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