Hepatitis B Virus

**Semantic type:** Virus

**Definition:** Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is the prototype of the Hepadnavirus Family. Included in the family are the Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus (WHV) and the Duck Hepatitis B Virus (DHBV) which provide animal models of infection. The HBV genome is a partially double stranded circular DNA. A viral reverse transcriptase is bound to the 5' extremity of the long strand.

**Synonyms:** - HBV - HBV - HEPATITIS B VIRUS - HEPATITIS B VIRUS - Virus-Hepatitis B - hepatitis B virus