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vaccinia virus

virus causing cowpox
Taxon taxon Q1986297
vaccinia virus
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vaccinia virus

Summary

vaccinia virus is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • vaccinia virus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • vaccinia virus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • vaccinia virus is classified within Orthopoxvirus[5].
  • vaccinia virus's scientific name is Vaccinia virus[6].
  • vaccinia virus's Commons category is recorded as Vaccinia[7].
  • vaccinia virus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vaccinia[8].
  • vaccinia virus's has effect is recorded as cowpox[9].
  • vaccinia virus's different from is recorded as cowpox virus[10].
  • vaccinia virus's different from is recorded as Q137360978[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, vaccinia virus is Vaccinia virus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Orthopoxvirus[5].

Identifiers

vaccinia virus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 10245[12]. vaccinia virus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 540221[13].

Why It Matters

vaccinia virus has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2014 v4. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2014 v4. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2014 v4. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3WmuGq
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 4w ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Orthopoxvirus
    Has effect → cowpox
    Taxon name → Vaccinia virus
    Ictv virus genome composition → double-stranded DNA virus
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P225]]: Orthopoxvirus vaccinia"
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