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Cytomegalovirus
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (from cyto- 'cell' via Greek - 'container' + 'big, megalo-' + -virus via Latin 'poison') is a genus of viruses in the order Herpesvirales, in the family Herpesviridae, in the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae. Humans and other primates serve as natural hosts. The 11 species in this genus include human betaherpesvirus 5 (HCMV, human cytomegalovirus, HHV-5), which is the species that infects humans. Diseases associated with HHV-5 include mononucleosis and pneumonia, and congenital CMV in infants can lead to variety of birth defects, including those involving the eyes, ears, liver
OverviewAI-generated
Cytomegalovirus is a genus within the kingdom of Viruses. It is classified in the phylum Peploviricota, class Herviviricetes, order Herpesvirales, and family Herpesviridae. The taxon has an accepted status according to WoRMS.
One species within this genus is known by the common name Human betaherpesvirus 5. This organism has been recorded in 899 occurrences and has one observation on iNaturalist. The subject is referenced by 727 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, iNaturalist, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Human betaherpesvirus 5
GENUS
- KingdomViruses
- PhylumPeploviricota
- ClassHerviviricetes
- OrderHerpesvirales
- FamilyHerpesviridae
via GBIF
Research
60,367 papers- The pathogenesis of human cytomegalovirus.The Journal of pathology · 2015
- Cytomegalovirus host entry and spread.The Journal of general virology · 2019
- Cytomegalovirus Infection and Inflammation in Developing Brain.Viruses · 2021
- Cytomegalovirus subverts macrophage identity.Cell · 2021
- Cytomegalovirus microRNAs.Virus genes · 2009
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- neurotropic virus
- Parent taxon
- Betaherpesvirinae
- Image
- CITOMEGALOVIRUS.jpg
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- taxon name
- Cytomegalovirus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Cytomegalovirus
- different from
- human betaherpesvirus 5
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Structure
- Genome
- {{anchor|Lifecycle}}Life cycle
- Genetic engineering
- History
- See also
- References
- External links
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (from cyto- 'cell' via Greek - 'container' + 'big, megalo-' + -virus via Latin 'poison') is a genus of viruses in the order Herpesvirales, in the family Herpesviridae, in the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae. Humans and other primates serve as natural hosts. The 11 species in this genus include human betaherpesvirus 5 (HCMV, human cytomegalovirus, HHV-5), which is the species that infects humans. Diseases associated with HHV-5 include mononucleosis and pneumonia, and congenital CMV in infants can lead to variety of birth defects, including those involving the eyes, ears, liver, and spleen.
In the medical literature, most mentions of CMV without further specification refer implicitly to human CMV. Human CMV is the most studied of all cytomegaloviruses.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cytomegalovirus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.