Category: Database: Virus

Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is a highly pathogenic alphavirus belonging to the family Togaviridae. This RNA virus is notable…

La Crosse encephalitis virus (LACV) is a neurotropic arbovirus belonging to the Bunyaviridae family, genus Orthobunyavirus.  It is the causative…

West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1937. Since then, it has…

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) belonging to the Alphavirus genus in the Togaviridae family. It was first…

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in 1947 in the Zika Forest of Uganda. Initially considered…

Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that specifically infect and replicate within bacteria. These remarkable entities are the most abundant biological…

The M13 bacteriophage is a filamentous virus that specifically infects Escherichia coli bacteria carrying the F plasmid. This remarkable bacteriophage…

Poliovirus is a highly infectious enterovirus belonging to the Picornaviridae family. It is a small, non-enveloped virus containing single-stranded RNA…

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a widespread, double-stranded DNA virus belonging to the Herpesviridae family, known for causing a range…

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common, double-stranded DNA virus belonging to the Herpesviridae family, specifically the Betaherpesvirinae subfamily. Like other herpesviruses,…

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a highly contagious, double-stranded DNA virus that belongs to the Herpesviridae family, specifically the Alphaherpesvirinae subfamily. …

Bacteriophage ϕX174 is a well-studied virus that infects Escherichia coli and related bacteria. It belongs to the family Microviridae and…

Synonyms:  Epstein-Barr virus Human herpesvirus 4 HHV-4 EBV Double-stranded DNA virus Common in humans Oncogenic virus Associated with various cancers…