Zaire ebolavirus
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Group V ((−)ssRNA)
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Zaire ebolavirus
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Ebola virus (EBOV) |
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The species Zaire ebolavirus is a virological taxon included in the genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae, order Mononegavirales. The species has a single virus member, Ebola virus (EBOV), and it is the type species for the genus Ebola virus.[1] The members of the species are called Zaire ebolaviruses.[1]
Nomenclature
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The name Zaire ebolavirus is derived from Zaire and the taxonomic suffix ebolavirus (which denotes an ebolavirus species and refers to the Ebola River).[1]
Zaire ebolavirus is pronounced /zɑːˈɪər iːˈboʊləvaɪərəs/ (zah-EER ee-BOH-lə-vy-rəs). Strictly speaking, the pronunciation of "Ebola virus" /ɛˈboʊlə vaɪərəs/[1] should be distinct from that of the genus-level taxonomic designation "Ebolavirus/ebolavirus", as "Ebola" is named for the tributary of the Congo River that is pronounced "Ébola" in French,[2] whereas "ebola-virus" is an "artificial contraction" of the words "Ebola" and "virus," written without a diacritical mark for ease of use by scientific databases and English speakers. According to the rules for taxon naming established by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), the name Zaire ebolavirus is always to be capitalized, italicized, and to be preceded by the word "species". The names of its members (Zaire ebolaviruses) are to be capitalized, are not italicized, and used without articles.[1]
The species was introduced in 1998 as Zaire Ebola virus.[3][4] In 2002, the name was changed to Zaire ebolavirus.[5][6]
Species inclusion criteria
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A virus of the genus Ebolavirus is a member of the species Zaire ebolavirus if:[1]
- it is endemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, or the Republic of the Congo
- it has a genome with two or three gene overlaps (VP35/VP40, GP/VP30, VP24/L)
- it has a genomic sequence that differs from the type virus by less than 30%
References
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- ↑ Brown, Rob (18 July 2014) The virus detective who discovered Ebola in 1976 BBC News Magazine, Retrieved 18 July 2014
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