influenza A virus

species of virus
Taxon taxon Q834390
influenza A virus
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influenza A virus

Summary

influenza A virus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,801 views/month, #1,276 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • influenza A virus is credited with the discovery of Christopher Andrewes[3].
  • influenza A virus's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • influenza A virus is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • influenza A virus is classified within Alphainfluenzavirus[6].
  • influenza A virus is classified within Influenzavirus A[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, influenza A virus is Influenza A virus[8].
  • influenza A virus's Commons category is recorded as Influenza A virus[9].
  • influenza A virus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Influenza A virus[10].
  • influenza A virus's diameter is recorded as {'unit': 'Q178674', 'amount': '+100'}[11].
  • influenza A virus's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as negative-sense single strand RNA virus[12].

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Classification

influenza A virus's scientific name is Influenza A virus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. Recorded parent taxon include Alphainfluenzavirus[6] and Influenzavirus A[7].

Identifiers

influenza A virus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 11320[13]. influenza A virus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46700506[14]. influenza A virus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 10308782[15].

Why It Matters

influenza A virus ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,801 views/month, #1,276 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ICTV Master Species List 2017 v1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . The biology of influenza viruses. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . ICTV Master Species List 2016 v1.3. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diameter {'unit': 'Q178674', 'amount': '+100'}
    Parent taxon Alphainfluenzavirus, Influenzavirus A
    Instance of
    Instance of taxon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 20687, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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