Organisms

Filoviridae

A family of RNA viruses, of the order MONONEGAVIRALES, containing filamentous virions. Although they resemble RHABDOVIRIDAE in possessing helical nucleocapsids, Filoviridae differ in the length and degree of branching in their virions. There are two genera: EBOLAVIRUS and MARBURGVIRUS.

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A family of RNA viruses, of the order MONONEGAVIRALES, containing filamentous virions. Although they resemble RHABDOVIRIDAE in possessing helical nucleocapsids, Filoviridae differ in the length and degree of branching in their virions. There are two genera: EBOLAVIRUS and MARBURGVIRUS.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Filovirus
  • Filoviruses

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13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = FILOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS

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92

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Previous Indexing

  • Rhabdoviridae (1987-1991)

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  1. B04w.820w.480w.937w.300w

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QW 168.5.F4

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Filoviridae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016563. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016563
  2. Filoviridae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filoviridae
  3. Filoviridae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46305