BK virus

Summary

BK virus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month, #1,498 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• BK virus's image is recorded as Polyomavirus.jpg^[3].
• BK virus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• BK virus's taxon rank is recorded as species^[5].
• BK virus's parent taxon is recorded as Polyomavirus^[6].
• BK virus's parent taxon is recorded as Betapolyomavirus^[7].
• BK virus's taxon name is recorded as Human polyomavirus 1^[8].
• BK virus's Commons category is recorded as BK virus^[9].
• BK virus's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D001739^[10].
• BK virus's DiseasesDB is recorded as 32797^[11].
• BK virus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09hdxp^[12].
• BK virus's MeSH tree code is recorded as B04.280.210.700.615.100^[13].
• BK virus's MeSH tree code is recorded as B04.613.204.670.615.100^[14].
• BK virus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9888794^[15].
• BK virus's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0005670^[16].
• BK virus's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as bk-virus^[17].
• BK virus's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as double-stranded DNA virus^[18].
• BK virus's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as double-stranded DNA virus^[19].
• BK virus's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as double-stranded DNA virus^[20].
• BK virus's IRMNG ID is recorded as 11459158^[21].
• BK virus's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778199330^[22].
• BK virus's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2778199330^[23].
• BK virus's Catalogue of Life ID is recorded as 3MT8J^[24].
• BK virus's WikiProjectMed ID is recorded as BK virus^[25].

Why It Matters

BK virus ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month, #1,498 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]