Epstein–Barr virus

virus of the herpes family
Taxon taxon Q6900
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Epstein–Barr virus

Summary

Epstein–Barr virus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.014% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,402 views/month, #28 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Epstein–Barr virus's image is recorded as Epstein Barr Virus virions EM 10.1371 journal.pbio.0030430.g001-L.JPG[3].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's taxon rank is recorded as species[5].
  • Anthony Epstein is named after Epstein–Barr virus[6].
  • Yvonne Barr is named after Epstein–Barr virus[7].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's parent taxon is recorded as Lymphocryptovirus[8].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's taxon name is recorded as Human herpesvirus 4[9].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's Commons category is recorded as Epstein-Barr virus[10].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D004854[11].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 36271[12].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ff2t[13].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's UNII is recorded as 2A26YW7PNX[14].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's MeSH tree code is recorded as B04.280.210.400.500.450[15].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's MeSH tree code is recorded as B04.280.382.400.500.400[16].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's MeSH tree code is recorded as B04.613.204.500.500.400[17].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10376[18].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46699929[19].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Epstein–Barr virus[20].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Epstein-Barr-virus[21].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's has effect is recorded as Epstein–Barr virus infection[22].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's YSO ID is recorded as 22637[23].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q178674', 'amount': '+150'}[24].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0014644[25].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's icon is recorded as Epstein Barr Virus (NIH BioArt 144).svg[26].
  • Epstein–Barr virus's NE.se ID is recorded as ebv[27].

Why It Matters

Epstein–Barr virus ranks in the top 0.014% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,402 views/month, #28 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . YSO-Wikidata mapping project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Back ache · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ictv virus genome composition double-stranded DNA virus
    Diameter {'unit': 'Q178674', 'amount': '+150'}
    Has effect Epstein–Barr virus infection
    Named after
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