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Also Known As	Herpesviridae

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Gammaherpesvirinae Betaherpesvirinae Alphaherpesvirinae Epstein-Barr virus cytomegalovirus Rhadinovirus Percavirus Macavirus Lymphocryptovirus Iltovirus bacteriophage coronavirus hantavirus papillomavirus retrovirus hepadnavirus filovirus bunyavirus adenovirus arenavirus

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Elizabeth Stern

Canadian pathologist