Duncan J. McGeoch

TL;DR: In the whole genome of HSV-1 the authors now recognize 72 genes which encode 70 distinct proteins, and the gene layout for UL was found to be very similar to that for the corresponding part of the genome of varicella-zoster virus, the only other completely sequenced alphaherpesvirus.

TL;DR: The taxonomy of herpesviruses has been updated by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), and the names of some nonhuman primate virus species have been changed.

TL;DR: The genetic content of wild-type human cytomegalovirus was investigated by sequencing the 235 645 bp genome of a low passage strain (Merlin) and it was indicated that Merlin accurately reflects the wild- type complement of 165 genes, containing no obvious mutations other than a single nucleotide substitution that truncates gene UL128.

TL;DR: The complete DNA sequence of the short unique region in the genome of herpes simplex virus type 1, strain 17, is determined, and it is deduced that several of these proteins may be membrane-associated.

TL;DR: Detailed analyses of capsid structures provide the best evidence for a common origin of the three groups of herpesvirus, and the structure of the capsid shell protein further suggests an element of common origin between herpesviruses and tailed DNA bacteriophages.