Epstein-Barr virus

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:virus
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:EBV
gptkb:human_herpesvirus_4
gptkbp:associatedWith multiple sclerosis
autoimmune diseases
chronic fatigue syndrome
gptkbp:Baltimore_classification Group I (dsDNA viruses)
gptkbp:category gptkb:oncovirus
DNA virus
human pathogen
lymphotropic virus
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Burkitt_lymphoma
gptkb:nasopharyngeal_carcinoma
gptkb:oral_hairy_leukoplakia
gptkb:infectious_mononucleosis
Hodgkin lymphoma
gastric cancer
gptkbp:containsSerotype 2
1
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Michael_Anthony_Epstein
gptkb:Yvonne_Barr
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1964
gptkbp:enveloped true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Herpesviridae
gptkbp:firstIsolatedFrom gptkb:Burkitt_lymphoma_cell_line
gptkbp:genomeSize ~172 kb
gptkbp:genomeType double-stranded DNA
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Lymphocryptovirus
gptkbp:infects humans
gptkbp:latentInfection gptkb:B_cells
gptkbp:numberOfGenes over 85
gptkbp:order gptkb:Herpesvirales
gptkbp:prevalence over 90% of adults worldwide
gptkbp:primaryTargetCells gptkb:B_lymphocytes
epithelial cells
gptkbp:range humans
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cytomegalovirus
gptkb:Kaposi's_sarcoma-associated_herpesvirus
gptkbp:replicationSite gptkb:nucleus
gptkbp:size 120-180 nm
gptkbp:structure icosahedral capsid
gptkbp:taxonRank 10298
gptkbp:transmission blood transfusion
organ transplant
saliva
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable false
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CR2
gptkb:mixed_cellularity_Hodgkin_lymphoma
gptkb:head_and_neck_squamous_cell_carcinoma
gptkb:Epstein-Barr_virus_infection
gptkb:HSV
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epstein-Barr virus