Filoviridae - Wikipedia
WEBFiloviridae (/ ˌ f aɪ l oʊ ˈ v ɪr ɪ d iː / [1]) is a family of single-stranded negative-sense RNA viruses in the order Mononegavirales. [2] Two members of the family that are commonly known are Ebola virus and Marburg virus.
Filovirus | Ebola, Marburg & Hemorrhagic Fever | Britannica
WEBfilovirus, any virus belonging to the family Filoviridae. Filoviruses have enveloped virions (virus particles) appearing as variably elongated filaments that are about 80 nm (1 nm = 10 −9 metre) in diameter and generally between 650 and 1,400 nm in length.
Filovirus - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBMar 27, 2023 · Filoviruses, viral family Filoviridae, can cause hemorrhagic fever in humans and primates. There are three known genera of filoviruses: Cuevavirus, Marburgvirus, and Ebolavirus. These further subdivide into six species: Zaire, Sudan, Tai Forest, Bundibugyo, Reston, and Bombali.
Family: Filoviridae | ICTV
WEBFiloviridae is a family for negative-sense RNA viruses with genomes of about 13.1–20.9 kb that infect fish, mammals, and reptiles (Table 1.Filoviridae).
Filoviruses: Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Evolution
WEBThe Filoviridae are a family of negative-strand RNA viruses that include several important human pathogens. Ebola virus (EBOV) and Marburg virus are well-known filoviruses which cause life-threatening viral hemorrhagic fever in human and nonhuman primates.
ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Filoviridae - PMC - National Center …
WEBApr 25, 2019 · Members of the family Filoviridae produce variously shaped, often filamentous, enveloped virions containing linear non-segmented, negative-sense RNA genomes of 15–19 kb. Several filoviruses (e.g., Ebola virus) are pathogenic for humans and are highly virulent.
Overview of Arbovirus, Arenavirus, and Filovirus Infections
WEBThe Filoviridae consists of 2 genera: Ebolavirus (consisting of 5 species) and Marburgvirus (consisting of 2 species). The specific vectors of these viruses have not been confirmed, but fruit bats are the prime candidates; thus, Filoviridae are not arboviruses.
What are Filoviruses? - News-Medical.net
WEBDec 17, 2020 · First discovered in 1967, the filovirus refers to any virus that belongs to the Filoviridae family of viruses that sit within the Mononegavirales order. Three genera are included within the...
Filovirus pathogenesis and immune evasion: insights from …
WEBOct 6, 2015 · Filovirus disease is characterized by uncontrolled virus replication and the activation of host responses that contribute to pathogenesis. Underlying these phenomena is the potent suppression of...
Filoviruses - Medical Microbiology - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBFiloviruses are filamentous, enveloped particles with a negative-sense, single-stranded RNA genome, approximately 19 kb long. Genes are defined by conserved transcriptional start and termination signals and arranged linearly. A single glycoprotein forms the spikes on the virion surface.
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