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Epstein–Barr virus

virus of the herpes family
Taxon taxon Q6900
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Summary

Epstein–Barr virus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.014% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,744 views/month, #28 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • Named after: Anthony Epstein[4], Yvonne Barr[5]
  • Parent taxon: Lymphocryptovirus[6]
  • Taxon name: Human herpesvirus 4[7]
  • Commons category: Epstein-Barr virus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Epstein–Barr virus[9]
  • Has effect: Epstein–Barr virus infection[10]
  • Diameter: 150 nanometre[11]
  • ICTV virus genome composition: double-stranded DNA virus[12]

Body

Identifiers

Epstein–Barr virus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10376[13]. Epstein–Barr virus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46699929[14].

Why It Matters

Epstein–Barr virus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23w 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 → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Described at url: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-develop-new-antibody-for-virus-that-infects-95-of-people?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-gb"
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