| Nucleic Acid: |
Negative Stranded - ssRNA |
| General Host: |
Vertebrates |
Taxonomic Structure of the Family
Order 01.
Mononegavirales Family 01.025.
Filoviridae Genus 01.025.0.01.
Marburgvirus (was "Marburg-like viruses")
Genus 01.025.0.02.
Ebolavirus (was "Ebola-like viruses")
List of Species in the Genus
The ICTVdB virus code and the viruses.
Species names are in italics. Tentative virus species
names,
alternative names
(synonym),
isolates,
strains,
serotypes,
subspecies, or
rejected names are not italicized.
Virus codes, virus names, genome sequence accession numbers [ ] and assigned abbreviations ( ), are:
Species, their serotypes, strains and isolates
|
01.025.0.01.001. |
Lake Victoria marburgvirus
(was Marburg virus ) |
|
(MARV) |
|
01.025.0.01.005.00.000.001. |
strain Musoke (Kenya, 1980) |
[Z12132] |
|
|
01.025.0.01.005.00.000.002. |
strain Ratayczak (West Germany, 1967) |
|
|
|
01.025.0.01.005.00.000.003. |
strain Popp (West Germany, 1967) |
|
|
|
01.025.0.01.005.00.000.004. |
strain Voege (Yugoslavia, 1967) |
|
|
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01.025.0.01.005.00.000.005. |
strain Ozolin (Zimbabwe, 1975) |
|
|
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01.025.0.01.005.00.000.006. |
strain Marburg Ravn (Kenya, 1987) |
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Tentative Species in the Genus
None reported.
List of Species in the Genus
The ICTVdB virus code and the viruses.
Species names are in italics. Tentative virus species
names,
alternative names
(synonym),
isolates,
strains,
serotypes,
subspecies, or
rejected names are not italicized.
Virus codes, virus names, genome sequence accession numbers [ ] and assigned abbreviations ( ), are:
Species, their serotypes, strains and isolates
|
01.025.0.02.005. |
Ivory Coast ebolavirus
(was Cote d’Ivoire Ebola virus) |
|
(CIEBOV) |
|
01.025.0.02.005.00.000.001. |
strain Cote d’Ivoire (Tai Forest, 1994) |
|
|
|
01.025.0.02.002. |
Reston ebolavirus (was Reston Ebola virus) |
|
(REBOV) |
|
01.025.0.02.002.00.000.001. |
strain Reston (1989) |
|
|
|
01.025.0.02.002.00.000.002. |
strain Philippines (1989) |
|
|
|
01.025.0.02.002.00.000.003. |
strain Siena (1992) |
|
|
|
01.025.0.02.002.00.000.004. |
strain Texas (1996) |
|
|
|
01.025.0.02.003. |
Sudan ebolavirus (was Sudan Ebola virus) |
|
(SEBOV) |
|
01.025.0.02.003.00.000.001. |
strain Boniface (1976) |
|
|
|
01.025.0.02.003.00.000.002. |
strain Maleo (1979) |
|
|
|
01.025.0.02.004. |
Zaire virus (was Zaire Ebola virus) |
|
(ZEBOV) |
|
01.025.0.02.004.00.000.001. |
strain Mayinga (Zaire, 1976) |
[J04337] |
|
|
01.025.0.02.004.00.000.002. |
strain Zaire (Zaire, 1976) |
|
|
|
01.025.0.02.004.00.000.003. |
strain Eckron (Zaire, 1976) |
|
|
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01.025.0.02.004.00.000.004. |
strain Tandala (Zaire, 1977) |
|
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01.025.0.02.004.00.000.005. |
strain Kikwit (Zaire, 1995) |
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01.025.0.02.004.00.000.006. |
strain Gabon (Zaire, 1994-1997) |
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Tentative Species in the Genus
None reported.
List of Unassigned Viruses in the Family
None reported.
Similarity with Other Taxa
Comparison of Filoviridae genomes with other Mononegavirales demonstrates a similar structure and suggest comparable mechanisms of transcription and replication. Comparative sequence analyses of single genes indicate that Filoviridae are phylogenetically quite distinct from other families of the order Mononegavirales. Limited homology exists between the carboxy terminal part of Filoviridae GP and the transmembrane p15E-related glycoproteins of oncogenic retroviruses.
Derivation of Name
Ebola: from the river Ebola, in Sudan and Zaire where one of the first registered outbreaks of the disease occurred
Filo: from Latin filum, "thread-like", to indicate the morphology of virus particles
Marburg: from the town of Marburg in Germany where the fisrt known outbreakes of Filoviridae diseases occurred and where Filoviridae have been discovered.
Contributed by
Netesov SV, Feldmann H, Jahrling PB, Kiley MP, Klenk H-D, Sanchez A
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Last Updated 24-April-04 by Cornelia Büchen-Osmond
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