Virus
marburgvirus
Subclass of:
Filoviridae
Definitions related to marburgvirus:
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A genus in the family FILOVIRIDAE consisting of one species (Lake Victoria marburgvirus) with several strains. The genus shows no antigenic cross-reactivity with EBOLAVIRUS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A genus of filamentous, enveloped viruses with glycoprotein surface spikes, in the family Filoviridae. The genome is composed of a linear single-strand of negative sense RNA. The primary product of the fourth gene is the GP1,2 glycoprotein, which does not require cotranscriptional editing. Marburgviruses humans and primates and cause hemorrhagic fevers in humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Marburgvirus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(marburg virus) Genus in family Filoviridae.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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