retrovirus

family of viruses
Taxon taxon Q189308
retrovirus
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retrovirus

Summary

retrovirus is a taxon[1]. retrovirus ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,780 views/month, #1,009 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • retrovirus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • retrovirus is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • retrovirus is classified within virus[5].
  • retrovirus belongs to the parent taxon Ortervirales[6].
  • retrovirus's scientific name is Retroviridae[7].
  • retrovirus is a type of virus[8].
  • retrovirus's Commons category is recorded as Retroviridae[9].
  • retrovirus comprises single-stranded RNA[10].
  • retrovirus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Retroviridae[11].
  • retrovirus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Retroviruses[12].
  • retrovirus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'retrovirus'}[13].
  • retrovirus's uses is recorded as reverse transcriptase[14].
  • retrovirus's studied by is recorded as wastewater surveillance[15].

Body

Classification

retrovirus's scientific name is Retroviridae[7]. retrovirus is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include virus[5] and Ortervirales[6]. retrovirus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'retrovirus'}[13].

Identifiers

retrovirus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 11632[16]. retrovirus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8053[17]. retrovirus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1940[18].

Why It Matters

retrovirus ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,780 views/month, #1,009 of 195,241).[2] retrovirus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] retrovirus is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. 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] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) single-stranded RNA
    Subclass of virus
    Uses
    Instance of
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